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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
Good SPEAKERS
. AT THE INSTITUTE
MANY WAPELLO COUNTY FARM.
\ Frs AWARDED PRIZES AT
ELDoN MEETING.

Eldon, Feb. 27.--The following
speakers were on the program which
provided entertainment at the Farm
ers' institute held here the latter part
Of last week, Prof. Il. =. Stewart Of
Ames judging the corn: Prof. E. Y.
eering"; G. W.. Rail Of Birmingham,
Rotation of Crops; Prof e. L. Stew
art of Ames, Corn; w. l.. Morrison
Of Birmingham, Hogs; Charles A.
Campbell Of Mt. Zion, Fruit Grow
ing; A. +. Sample Of Keosauqua,
"Noxious Weeds and their Eradica-
ton; A. c. Minear Of Kilbourne,
of Stockport Feeding Live Stock
The following are the names Of the
prize winners:
Class A-1o Ears White.
First prize-T. A. Moores
2nd--J. H. r. Spillman.
3rd-W. f. Haywood.
4th-S. A. Moore.
5th-S. Hollenbeck.
6th-W. E. Mingus.
Class Bio Ears Yellow.
First PRICE. T.. Hall.
2nd-W. P. Barthalow.
3rd-J. A. Marsh.
4th-W. -B Morrison.
5th--Emery Nupp.
6th-Scott Hodson.
Class Go Ears Calico or Red.
First prize--Seldon L. Smith.
2nd-E. G. Finney.
3rd--Chas. Nupp.
4th-W. b. Morrison.
5th-Alf Carr.
Glass D-Boys' Special.
First prize-Willie Action
2nd--Medborn, Morrison.
3rd-Bruce Warren.
4th-Otho Haywood.
5th-Lee Black.
Sweepstakes-C. L. Hall.
Class E-Sinule Ear Any Variety.
First prize-W. 3. Morrison.
2nd-Jno. r. Warren.
3rd--H. r. Hilleary.
4th--H. G. Miller
5th-A. Acton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
JOHN EVANS DIES
At BLOOMFIELD
DEATH ALSO ENTERS WEIGH
HOME AND CLAIMS THE.
MOTHER. -

Bloomfield, Feb. 27-(SpeciaD John
Evans, one of Davis county's most
prominent men, pioneer and . vet
eran of the war, died Sunday night at
his home here aged u years, IL
months and II days. He is survived
by his wife, and two children, Guy and
Minnie Evans.
The funeral services will be held at
the home, Tuesday AFTERNOON, at l
o'clock, Rev. Alexander OF the Presby-
the l. o. O. F. cemetery.
The deceased was the son of Will
liam B. Evans, who named Bloomfield.
He was born in Putnam, county, Ind.
and came to Davis county ID 1910. He
was married to Mary Guersey In 1866
Mr.. Evans served throughout the
civil war enlisting in 1851 in Go. !.
18th Iowa Infantry. z
Mrs. Roema Belle WEIGH Dead.
Mrs Roema Belle WEIGH died Stun
day morning at 1:45 o'clock, after an
lingering illness. She was 70 years
old; and came to Davis county in
1875. She Is survived by one son, A..
b. WEIGH Of Bloomfield, and two step
sons, Chas. B. OF Moline, ILL.,, and r; G.
of Los Angeles. Cal.
The funeral was held from the resi-.
dence this afternoon at o'clock by
the Rey. F. B. Tucker Of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Interment was made in the /. o. O.
F. cemetery.
Mrs. WEIGH was born In Onondaga
county, N. j., in 1888 and was married
to the late John B. WEIGH at Kanka-
kee, H., July 1871. They moved to
Bloomfield in 1875.
The deceased was one beloved by
all who knew and bore her long suf-
fering with great patience.
Mrs. Smith Dead.
Mrs "A. F. Smith died last night ct
her home near Drakeville.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
AGED NAN FALLS
VICTIM OF TRAIN
ANDREW sTEFFEN FOUND BADLY
,MANGLED ON BURLINGTON
TRACKS.
PACKING HOUSE EMPLOY
Supposed He Was aons to. Work
. When Struck BY Engine; Age
Thought to be in the
Seventies.

The horribly mangled remains of An
drew Steffen, who with his wife re
side in the small office-like building on
the corner of Iowa avenue and Main
street, was found near the May street
overhead crossing of the Burlington
this morning about 7.45 o'clock. The
train that caused his death is not
known, except that it was either NO
10, the fast coast limited, or the pea
vine' freight, eastbound, as the body
was picked up onsthe South, or east
bound track.
: No one saw Accident.
The accident seems enshrouded IN
little mystery, as no one seems to nave
witnessed the. tragic death, and the
fact that Mr.. Steffen, who is an aged
man and employed at the packing
house. had no visible reason for being
near May street at the time he met his
! death. Residing on Iowa avenue and
Main Street, he had to cross over the
railroad at Iowa avenue, which is fully
three blocks distant to the west OF the
place his body was found cut in two.
The fact that his body was still warm
when found, coupled with his having
to be = work at O'Clock, would lend
possibility of his having been struck
at Iowa avenue while crossing over the
tracks to his work, and being carried
to May street before actually falling
beneath the merciless wheels OF the
train. Little credence is given this
theory, although no solution Is avail
able to his being found dead so far
from his path to work at the packing
house, He was employed in the foreign
Shipping room under Alex Brown:
Was Very Old.
ANDY Steffen, as he was best known
among his fellow workmen, was over
70 years of age ,atd showed even a
greater age in his carriage, being
quite stopped. He was somewhat
feeble and slow of movement, and for
a number of years held door and did
other light work his age would permit,
at the Morrell plant.
He is survived by his wife, with
whom he made his humble home. HIS
remains. were taken to the Sullivan
Undertaking rooms, where preparation
.cr interment will be made and an IN
uest probably held this evening at
o'clock.
Friends May Take Charge.
Little is, known of the old, man, al
though he has lived in the east end
'or some years past and has told per-
sons that he was " years OF age. On
account of the fact that his wife is not
mentally sound and Is nowise compe-
tent to make arrangements for his In
.erment, it is probable that local char
ity may lend aid in the final DISPOSE
ion Of the unfortunate victim OF the
.ails.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
ISSUES
. NO rain CHECKS
APPLICANTS FOR MARRIAGE
LICENSE MUST USE THEM OR
GET sTuNa ron PRICE.

The much talked Of question about
the ONCE OF the clerk Of district court
this morning u.s., why does not the
county give cut rain checks, due bills
or some other record OF the trans
action which will enable q fellow who
buys marriage license to have "a
chance to get back his $l.35 in the
event the joyful event planned fails to
materialize. It was the suggestion OF
of those present that rain checks
should be given the same as at base
ball game when the big JOY to the fan
fails to pan out. Some Thought that.it
"a fellow went SO far as to buy the
bear the loss OF his $1.35, charging the
same to his experience account and
count himself wise Still there were
others who thought it a wise plan to-
consult the representatives of Wap-
clio county in the state legislature In
the endeavor to introduce bill to re-
iemburse the fellow who spends the
price for marriage license, and then
changes his mind.
All Of the foregoing was given rise
to by the simple words, Decided not
to marry which were written across
the face of q marriage license record
made Saturday by Miss Clara Peter
son, deputy clerk Of the court for
James Foy and Miss Ovy Wilson. It
seems that when the wedding bells
We're all set to ring out their joyful
peals, something happened and the
bells failed to ring. The applicant for
the license to enter the court of n.y.,
men, returned to the clerks Office this
morning with grim look and tender
ed back the passport issued to him
Saturday, telling the deputy clerk that
he decided not to marry. ne asked
for his money back, but was told there
was nothing doing. \.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
6th-Fred Israel.
Class F-One Peck Wheat.

6th-Fred Israel.
Class F-one Peck Wheat.
First prize-E. o. GOnterman.
2nd-Thos., u. Lynch.
3rd-7Olof Martin.
4th-Guy Acton. y
5th-W. Streeby.
Class Gone Peck Oats
First prize-H. C. Miller.
2nd-Jacob .Baayne.
3rd--C. L. Hall.
4th--C. G. Cremer.
5th-G. w. Warren.
Glass .H-Peck Glover Seed.
First prize-G. w. Warren.
2nd-C. G. Sarver..
3rd--C. G .Cremer
4th-C. S. Schaffer.
5th--N. H. Moore.
Class Peck Timothy Seed. Il
First PRICE. w. Warren.
2nd-Scbtt Hodson.
3rd-N. Fl. Moore.
4th-Alf Carr. =,
5th--H. j. Israel.
Class Peck Barley.
First prize--Thos. c. Hanslfsw.
Class k-Peck AIsike Clover SEED.
First prize-Grant Thomas.
Glass Potatoes.
First prize-H. C. Miller.
2nd--W. F.. Haywood.
3rd--L. w. Riggs. -
4th-F E. Fite.
5th-Geo. p. Israel.
Class M.-Bread
First prizes. A. Moore
2nd-D. o. Cummins.
3rd--A. Action.
4th-+W. IT,. Morrison.
5th--W. H. Stephenson.
9TH. A. Marsh.
Class N.-Butter.
First prize-O. ID. Miller
2nd--Rola James.
3rd-H. S. Sloan.
4th-C. T.. HALL
5th-L. e. Fite.
6thv-H. j. Israel.
Class O.-cake.
First prize-H. j. Israel.
2nd-W. B. Morrison.
3rd--J. A, Marsh.
, 4th-J. r. Moore.
5th-Grant Thomas.
6th-S. Hollenbeck.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
WED lNsoTTUWWA
Miss Amelia Doser Of Hayesvilie and
John e. Bray Of Richand

The marriage Of Miss Amelia Doser
of Hayesville and JohniE. Bray OF
Richlapd, took place at the McElroy
restaurant parlors Saturday afternoon
at 8 O'Clock. Rev. S. l. Elder of the
Davis Street Christian church officiat-
ed. Miss Matte Bray and Walter
Hadley were the only witnesses. They
left at once for their new home on a
farm near Richland.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
Duluth Closing Wheat.

Duluth. Mimi, Feb. 27.-Closine
wheat-May, 957sc., asked; July, 96%c
bid.
Durum on track-May. ssMc, bid;
July, S4Hc., nominal.
Galveston Cotton.
Galveston, Tex, Feb. 27.-Cotton-
Market steady. 142sc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28
BLOOM FIELD.

Thursday, while working on 9 tele-
phone pole, Henry Stark Of near Floris
tell to the ground, crushing his ankle
sadly.
The members of the ,Swastika club
ave buffet luncheon at Mrs. w. M.
JoEnsons in honor Of Miss Bess Smith
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-28

the temporary Jail, the balance of the
old structure will be RACED to the
ground and preparations made for the
new building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27

Ograms. The sound Of the letter "f''
is told them, and then the word light"
is added. and they know instantly that
the word is flight. And in the same
way the other words are placed to-
gether.
In the tiny front seat a small boy
was busy with slate. He was writ.
ing. But how can he write if he
doesn't know the alphabet" you ask.
Easily enough. He knows what the
words look like and he can write
them on his slate. He can write out
that the boy runs. and know what it
means without knowing that the let
tiers are t, h, e, b, o, y, and the like
This is by far the easiest and the
simplest method OF teaching reading
said the teacher. I'VE would rather
that the parents not teach their chill.
dren the alphabet before they come to
school, as it does them no good"
Now you may study your lessons
a WHILE" she said. And soon there
vas a buzzing as the little pupils
read to themselves Jack has the dog
and other sentences. For the chill
dren now are allowed to whisper to
themselves when they read. They get
the sound of the words then and can
read them.
1T is all new-very new. And up.
sets all the old ideas about learning
to read. But they learn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27
Alphabet Anticipated in Modern Teaching
Methods; Mental Pictures With Each Word

few moments, her lips moving inaudi-
bly,, then-"1 see the dog. The dog
sees Jack" she read with expression
and meaning.
She knew what she was reading,
yet had you asked her what letters
made up the word dog, she could not
have told you. Then dark-haired
George read that Jack had some bread
and that he was going to give it to
the dog, and many other interesting
and enlightening sentences.
When you read in your old primer,
you slowly spelled out the fact that
the boy sees the dog, and you read it
with about as much expression as a
judge swearing in prisoner. For you
had only a hazy idea what you were
reading. You were thinking too much
about spelling out each combination
of letters.
In the spring, when the children
have read their primers through, they
learn the alphabet. 1t is easy then.
They are familiar with the appearance
of the letters, and it does not take
them long to learn their names. The
pupils now are being taught the phon-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27

When you went to school in the little
public school building il you We're
reared in the city, the first thing you
were taught was the alphabet. A large
chart was placed on 3-legged stand
with all the letters printed in large
black type, and slowly and laborously
you learned your A, B, Cs-if you had
not already done SO at mothers knee.
tiers to a certain extent you were
taught that cat spelled cat.
But that is not the case with your
children. They are not taught the al
phabet. But they can pick up prim-
er, even If they are still in the primary
department, and can read you SEN
tence after sentence; still they do not
know the alphabet. For, like many
other things that were common in
your childhood, the alphabet is old
style
The rational. method of reading ia
taught in the schools now, aud has
been taught several years, but prob
dDlS yOu Aot ICdlILC H. HCu q
child enters the primary grade now
a simple word is written on the black
board. and the child is told what the
word is. He learns it; gets a mental
picture of it; he knows it. More words
are gradually learned until he has &C
quired large number. And any com
bination of these words is familiar
to him.
A visitor sat in the primary room at
one of the Richmond schools yester
day afternoon while a class in reading
was in progress. The children have
been in school six weeks and they have
learned eighty-three words-all simple
easy words, chiefly nouns and verbs
But they can read out of the primer
with ease and expression any sen
tence in which any of these words are
used. They have been reading in the
primer only a few days.
"You may read for us now, Harriet
said the teacher, and little golden
haired Harriet arose in her seat with
the primer in her hand. She stood a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27

Orphan asylums are unknown In
Australia. Every destitute orphan
child is placed in a private family,
which cares for it until the child is
fourteen years of age. at government
expense. The family is further re-
munerated for its services by the gov
ernment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27

the trust to increase its dominancy.
This charges that some $500, 600, 900 to
$3.50, 100000 has been invested in ex-
tensions by the corporation to streng-
then It's grip upon the steel market.
o. 9. Reid Named.
The Steel trust has more stockhold-
ers than any other corporation in the
world. Its books show approximately
100000 to $50. 900 and perhaps more in
the large number of shares held by the
investment companies. especially
abroad. II they were split up among
the holders of their certificates.
The individual defendants named in
the suit are:
J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rookie
Teller. Andrew Carnegie, Charles NJ.
Schwab George w. Perkins, E. IL.
Gary, John d. Rockefeller, Jr., Henry
Clay Prick. Charles Steele, James Gay
ley, VIM. II. Moore. r. c. Converse J.
II. Moore. Percival Roberts. Jr.. Daniel
G. Reid, Herman Il. Ream. p. A. b.
Widener. William Palmer.
The following we're named as cor
porate defendants:
United States Steel corporation, Car
negie Steel company. Carnegie Steel
company Of N. j.. federal Steel Co..
National Steel Co., American Steel and
Wire company, Of N. J., National Tube
Co.. Shelby Tube Co., American Tin
plate Co., American Sheet and Tin
Plate Co.. American Sheet steel CON-
pany. American Steel Hoop Co.. Amer
lean Bridge Co.. Lake Superior Consol-
idated Iron Mines. (All the foregoing
we're organized under the laws of the
state Of New Jersey.
H. c. Frick Coke Co., Tenn. Coal &
Iron Co.. Great Western Mining Co.,
Louis w. Hill, James N. Hill, Walter J..
Hill, r. r. Nichols and ]. r. Gruber
are named as trustees in connection
with the company.
The capitalization of the U. s. Steel
corporation Is $1,1OO.OOO,OOO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27

Wood in a certain form is a CON-
mon and constant article of food in
all sections of Siberia where the va
kut lives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27

A clam shell placed inside the ket-
tie will prevent the formation OF lime.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27

The population of India is 315,0OO,-
900, though its area Is not greater than
that of nine or ten of our western
states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27

Ice creams and ices. the very best
seven flavors at Prices. 1t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27
The Effects of Opiates.

INFANTS peculiarly susceptible to opium and its various
smallest continued these changes the
Grazing for alcohol naocs a lite
result Of dosing with op narcotics to children quiet
smallest for than day time and
nj unavoidable
Drops Cordial Soothing syrups and
Children aei
and it nothing than
themvv
contain narcotics If it bears the -
O H. Fletcher. ~ <ZYN@-Z
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-27
WAR NOW DECLARED
BY GOVERNMENT ON
IMMENSE MONOPOLY
Round Up of Group of Steel
Magnates to Serve Papers
in Suit on Them Was Start
ed on Friday.

Continued from Page One.)
Evening journal., 1911-02-13
LOVERS DAY
JUST AHEAD
Unusual Rush for Tender
MiSSiVeS Anent the Saints
Festival on Tuesday

In preparation for St Valentines
Day tomorrow, all Wilmington is en-
gagged in buying Valentines which vary
in price and composition from a penny
production to some expensive floral
tribute.
A tour OF inspection of the various
shops todayN showed a profusion and
variety of Valentines that was be-
wildering. After all the usual tokens of
true love" and "heart throb" missives
had been exhausted, the freak Valen-
tines came into view.
The demand, one Of the salesgirls
said, was unusually large, much iare-
CT than last year, and the crowds WIN
we're buying the Valentines were ae
interesting as the tokens themselves
One would naturally expect thai Young
girls, young men and children wonId
be the logical purchasers of the g,,ods
on sale, but staid old women and mon
with white hair seemed just as anxi-
Gus 10 purchase as the younger &. ner-
alton.
Evening journal., 1911-02-13
With the Paraqrap pliers

The lecture platforms crowded as they viii
be when the lame ducks home.-Atlanta Constitii-
tion.
Governor Wilson has made notable demonstration
OF the fact that political victories be won without
the use Of underground wires Perhaps wire-puing is
getting little out of date--philadephia Press
We continue to preach peace and plan war. The two
do not go well together-Memphis Commercial Appeal
According TO bill in the Delaware LEGISLATURE
women who drink must stand the bar along with the
other old opers II the author OF this measure aims
his bill at the liquor traffic he will never hurt II bv
such observation-disclosures Times.
Had the Mexican rebels captured Secretary Bainger
instead Of James r. Garfield all would have been for
given, priyded they held him-Baltimore Evening sun
Evening journal., 1911-02-13
MONDAY, FEB. I3. .IeII
EASTERN SHORE TRADE.

"A CCORDING to a report in one of the Bal
\ timore newspapers the Western Maryland
Railroad Company intends TO invade the Eastern
Shore. One Of the results would be to take more
trade to Baltimore. The plan of the company
is said to be to start packets and fast ferries
which will connect with network of railroads
TO be constructed not only on the Eastern Shore
but on the Western Shore of the bay below the
Potomac river.
While one Of the objects Of the Western Mary
land is to get the tonnage of the Eastern Shore,
its chief purpose is TO secure shipments for the
West and in turn hand the tonnage over to the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie branch OF the New York
Central lines for further transportation.
On the Eastern Shore il is thought that there
will be no trouble in obtaining the right to con-
struct railroad lines. Shippers in that region II
is said, have grown tired of complaining about
present facilities, and any effort to improve them
will be welcomed.
II is believed, however, that the scheme OF the
Western Maryland will be a great help TO Balti-
more in winning back the trade OF the Eastern
Shore. No doubt much of that trade which Bal
tmore Graves now goes to Philadelphia and a
little of il comes TO Wilmington. But great
deal more OF il should come to this city, as Will
mington is the natural head Of the peninsula.
What a mighty work the Delaware Railroad Com
pany could do towards bringing that trade 70
this city il the Delaware Railroad Company would
only develop this peninsula as il should do
Evening journal., 1911-02-13
Editorial Opinion
NeMs OF q Sussex Edltor.

Delmar News (Rep)
The fact is, the editor of this paper
Is not owned by anybody; he owns
no allegiance to support everything
and anything put on the ticket. He
does propose to support what the in
telligent voters of this district be-
lieve to be right. IL is his duty to do
that, and to oppose all they believe to
be wrong, and he proposes to perform
that duty conscientiously. II is pos
sible for a man to be a Republican
and still not be so hide-boun that he
must support an incompetent man or
man who was chosen by a small
cOterie of men TO serve their own
political ends And We state right
here and now that the best Republi-
can in the State today Is the man who
is fighting the hardest 70 rid the State
Of peanut politicians who use the
party for personal gain and place it
In the hands Of progressive and repre-
sentative men. Such a man is a bet
ter Republican because he invariably
Injuries his political opportunities 10
benefit and save the party before the
people take matters in their own hands
and kick the party out This will be
a little difficult for some people to
get through their craniums, but care
full study and a few years time will
demonstrate the facts.
And in the future IL you want to
TO know what attitude this paper will
take, simply ask yourself il the ques-
ton Is right or wrong, and II Il is
not right you can Just bet that we
will fight It with every bit OF the
strength at our command. That's
where we stand. and the sacrifices we
have made in the past two years prove
| n
Evening journal., 1911-02-13
Personal and Pertinent

There is a certain elderyPittsburger who woudhave
sold himself very eheaply few days ago had a pur-
chaser happened along at the right moment II was on
a train coming down from Cleveland AT the station
not far from this side of the Ohio metropolis young
entered the and took seat beside him while
among numerous other passengers embarkng at that
point four young misses apparently still in their
teens" who took little distance in the rear
The girls chatting, laughing and exchanging ban
tering remarks.
young beside him. III there's anything absolutely
idiotc IN this world it's a bunch of feather-headed
young schoolgirls out OF sight of their parents. Just
listen TO the confounded tommyrot they're alking The
railroad ought TO be compelled to provide muzzes for
en- wonder il we'll haev to endure that claptrap all
the way to Pittsburgh"
I'm afraid We wll.' replied the younger man in
apologize tone, but I'll try and have them exercise
more moderation. You see. sir. two OF them are my
daughters--Pittsburg Gazette Times.