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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
oLEo AND BUTTER.

Sioux Falls Argus.L leader: Butter
is selling in the cities at from 40 to A
cents-a price so high that many peo-
pie have to go without it. Oleomar-
garine of the first grade is sold for 25
cents per pound, Of which 15 cents is
for cleo and 10 cents is for tax When
the government imposed tax Of two
cents pound on cleo it got a big
revenue. When the tax was put up to
ten cents, the sales fell off and the
revenue was greatly decreased. Thus
the tax OF ten cents pound is not for
revenue, but for protection; it Is plac-
ed on cello to protect the dairy inter
ests Of the country, and to put oeio
out Of business.
No doubt before long a proposal
will be made to repeal the tax on cleo
in order to protect the poor mans
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elRMiN CHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Cooksey of Keo.
sauqua are here visiting Mr.. ana Mrs..
Frank Slime. - 80. 8
Levi Arbaugh OF Scio, O.. visited
here last week with his Brothers sam
and Climps Arbaugh. The former came
last month to attend the family re-
union OF the Arbaugh which was the
goth anniversary Of his mothers birth
day. ~ 80 -
Mrs. Edith Harlaw Of Des Moinss
who has been visiting her mother MA.
n. Boon, returned home last week.
John 2. Moore an old time resident
OF this place died at his home in Ohio
last week and his remains ware
brought here for burial, The funeral
services were held in the u. p. church
Tuesday at II a. M, interment beside
his wife in the Birmingham Cemetery.
The public schools closed Friday 81,
account OF 9 few cases Of diphtheria
and scarlet fever. a !.
There was no preaching at any OF
the churches Sunday on account Of the
scarlet fever and diphtheria epidemica.
Miss Nettie Shot has been confined
to her bed this week with an attack of
rheumatism. ~
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that cried for your diamond necklace.
Do you know 1t, do you?"
II know that I have missed the
better part OF life, Hugh. They say
a woman who gives her whole heart
to art can follow only the one master.
/ used to believe that when l was a
girl, but no more One cannot be a
great artist and interpret the emo
lions until one has suffered oneself,
has-Ioved perhaps"
Love IS not always suffering.
dear"
"No?" She smiled at him with eyes
filled with tears. II found 1t SO when
I wakened after years of work, and
found you gone, and only success to
carry me on. 1 found it was most bit
ter suffering. Hugh"
The fur cloak slipped back from
her throat as he held her in his arms.
kissing the full perfect lips and ten
der eyes. There was a sudden COM
motion outside in the darkness,
shouts and waving Of lanterns. The
train crew were returning with q re-
lief party. Somebody yelled that the
snowplow was pushing it's way through
the drifts, and the train would be
moving in half an hour.
1--WE will reach Helena by day.
light. Then" said Hamilton, Il am
going straight through with you to
New York, and we will be married
there before the new year Does that
interfere with your engagements
Kit?"
Madame Cesare laughed softly, and
gathered her cloak about her as she
preceded him into her car.
IT shall never say 1t that way
again. Hereafter it shall be. do my
engagements interfere with you
Hugh?" !,
Better not" he flung back y
shall claim all the light OF my star Il
you do
when one has won q star, is it no!
his?" Cesare,s eyes were proud and
happy as she answered him. i have
had ten years Of all the world can
give. Now 7 ask-only you"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
MAYOR "a "A. GORDON.

ne CITY council by unanimous vote
gl..t night elected Alderman-at-Large
p 4 Gordon to fill the unexpired term
os the late s. H. Harper as mayor OF
nttnmWa. Mr.. Gordon has been the
ronL;np member Of the council IN
length Of service. He was nrst elect-
al alderman in 1907 and was serving
his third term. He has been presl.
dent of the council during the present
administration.
Mayor Gordon has lived in Ottumwa
twenty-two years. He came here
when 4 lad in his teens and secured
employment in the Ottumwa Steam
Iaundry. Today he is part owner ana
.ctive manager of that property, and
aisn Is president Of the Doty Clothing
90 He has made his own way IN, the
wnr,d and he has been successful IN
BUSINESS. He has been active in poll,
tics. serving his party as committee
nan IN the seventh ward for q long
term in addition to his service In the
city council. ,,.,o. =,
the 'citv executive in the middle OF the
term His position as a member OF
the council, however, has gwen nm
I knowledge Of the problems ana pom.
cies of the administration and snouid
aid him in administering the respon-
sible Office to which he has been
Mayor Gordon should be given the
5heartiest cooperation by the members
] az the council, the city officers and all
citizens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
IOWA PRESS COM MENT

Waterloo Reporter: Up to THIS
time the Reporter has not been real
loyable toward Congressman Prouty.
Now q tenderness is felt for him. He
has introduced a bill appropriating
eighty million dollars for the con.
struction Of better highways in the
United States. The money Is to be
used In yearly installments up to 1915
and the automobile tax is to be one OF
the sources of raising the revenue.
Good for Prouty.
Keokuk Constition-De Democrat: Some
time within the next week attention
will be centered on Chicago. A dOz-
en- well-fed and beautifully groomed
gentlemen will be explaining to q
federal court that the meat trust never
existed, that no pool controlled prices,
that gentlemen agreements only con
cerned the styles Of stationery to be
used by the competing firms and the
ACCESSIBILITY of contributing more
handsomely to foreign missionary
work or something about as foreign
to the past history Of the packing
business.
Sioux City Journal: In time OF
struggle to divide political honors, 1t
may be well to make clear that the
Moon law belongs to the credit OF
democratic leadership. Senator Ed
win g. Moon was police Judge in OF.
tnmwa prior to his election to the
senate. and therefore was familiar
with saloon evil. More than that,
while he was at law school In Chicago
he took an active part in democratic
politics, going through two campaigns
as speaker. Since he established
himself in Ottumwa he has been con
tinually active in politics, having
stumped the county and congressional
district frequently. After serving one
term Of four years in the state senate,
he was succeeded by Hon. John F.
Weber, also democrat. Senator
Moon is a native Of Iowa and recently
celebrated his forty-first birthday. He
is still a democrat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
Emerson $. Reeve. Died in New York.

Keokuk, Dec. ga former Keokuk
resident, Emerson S. Reeves, died this
week in New York City. Mr.. Reeves
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Reeves Of this city and for the past
fifteen years has been in the east. He
was an electrical engineer.
Emerson Reeves was born at Mont.
rose and the family home has been in
this county for good many. years.
The deceased was thirty-one years
old. Besides the parents, Mr.. Reeves
leaves wife, and Mrs. James M.
Fulton OF this city is sisted OF the
decedent.
The funeral will probably be held
in New York
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
fate of many real heroes, but he was
too great a hero to be given an 3D.
scure place on the Other Shore.
"Reouiescat in Pace"

A north Missouri farmer, whose
hog was killed by a train, wrote to
the company's claim agent for a set
Element, says a writer in the Column
bia Statesman.
He penned his communication mus :
down YOUR track week ago today.
Your twenty-nine came down the line
and snuffed his life away. You can't
blame me, the hog, you see, slipped
through a cattle gate; so kindly pen
a check for ten. the debt to liquldate.
He received the following reply:
cold twenty-nine came down tne
Inc and killed your hog, we know, but
razor backs on railroad tracks quite
often meet with woe. Therefore, my
friend, we cannot send the check for
which you pine. Just plant the dead,
place DER. his head, Here lies fool
ish swine .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

some of the parks and beautiful places
here. He Is making study of some
Of the landscape architecture in this
section of the Mississippi valley, both
with a view of gaining ideas and Of
discovering future possibilities OF de.
velopment
The weather conditions today pre-
vented him from seeing many places
Of interest, but he will remain here
to further study conditions
Mr.. Wyman has laid out some places
in this vicinity, one Of his jobs being
located at Morrison, ILL.,, and num-
Der Of others being north of here, His
office is in the Lumber Exchange
building, Minneapolis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
clinton Men Want state Work Houses

Clinton Men Want State Work Houses.
Clinton, Dec %. A bill for
the establishment of state work
houses for chronic inebriates and
Migrants will be presented to the
next state legislative assembly, If the
plans of certain Clinton officials are
worked out.
It is proposed to establish at least
three of these institutions, one in the
eastern part of Iowa, one in the west,
and one in the southern district.
Their establishment, 1t is believed,
would effectively work out a prob
lem which has been annoying the
authorities in probably every city in
the state for many years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
Fighting Parson Given Liberty.

vinton, Dec. 22.- On the first
ballot, Rev. r. M. Woods Of Urbana
was acquitted Of the charge OF a.
sault and battery on the person OF
William Cumberland.
The feature Of the last day OF the
trial was the testimony OF Mr. Woods
himself. He told the story OF the
alleged assault. declaring the blows
he struck followed the use Of pro-
family by Cumberland, who ID an elder
in Woods church.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
4 GOOD BUSINESS YEAR.

Merchants reported this year tnae
more people than ever before heedeu
the call to do their Christmas shop.
ming early. but the busy appearance or
the stores the last day or two IS an
evidence that great many waited
until the last, or else that many OF the
early Christmas shoppers found in re-
yisine their lists that they had over
looked some they wished to remember.
hut whether they shopped early or late
Ottumwa shopped heavily this year.
The sale OF Christmas goods has been
rd-breaker and postofhce and ex-
press companies have been pushed 70
the limit to handle the Christmas rush.
Not only has the holiday trade been
good. but the years volume OF trade n
Ottumwa has been heavy. This conal-
ton is not local, but the trade over the
country generally is shown to be good
by the commercial agency reviews.
Dun's report this week says:
ssThe holiday retail trade has been
very satisfactory and in some OF the
cities in excess of former years, re-
yealing noteworthy ability and Wiling
ness among consumers 10 spena.
Wholesale operations are naturally
held somewhat in check by the holiday
trade and by the settlements incident
to the closing of the year, but there IS
no indicated change in the more lavor-
able situation in business, which mas
been progressively manifest during the
past few weeks. y. .
Marshall Field & Co., in a review OF
the dry goods business says:
Business has been excellent during
The week in both wholesale and retail
lines. The number of transactions mas
been greatly in excess OF the cor
responding week year ago, and the
total receipts promise to show SINH
lar increase. r.!
Late buying seems to have been the
rule this season, both with consumers
and retailers.
unreasonable weather is retarding
the sale Of heavier wearing apparel,
hut the exceptionally good holoay
business this week leaves no cause TOT
dissatisfaction among retailers gener-
ally throughout this and other sectlons
sc the country from which we have re-
ceived reports
Uncle Sam also reports good year
The department of commerce ana
labor reports that the exports OF the
United States to the countries OF the
rest of the world during the eleven
months of the current year endlhs
with November exceeded the imports
Nv somewhat more than SAFE, 900, 900.
The value OF the exports was $l,S67,-
61451O. while the imports were worth
31,392,550,22s. =. o.
During the corresponding period last
$vaar tina exports exceeded the imports
"a value by about $211, 900, 900. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

According to the census bureau the
number of turkeys on farms has de-
creased one half in the last ten years.
The determination of the bird is pre-
dicted il this ratio of loss continues.
Never mind, the Iowa hen, remains on
the job, and chicken makes fine
Christmas dinner If the purse or the
market can't furnish a turkey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

what" asks the Kansas City Star.
"has become of the old fashioned
Washington correspondent who used
to announce that Secretary Wilson
would resign January IT,. He is still
with us, but he has missed his guess
SO often during 1911 that he hasn't
the nerve to spring the old resignation
rumor until after the New Year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

The Kansas state board of health
has started an investigation of the
ingredients commonly used by hotels
and restaurants in cooking hash. It Is
hoped, however, the announcement of
what constitutes hash is not made un-
till after we have finished our Christmas
dinners. This season of the year,
when "big eats" are the rule is no time
to worry over what has gone into our
hash dishes of the past.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

Thanksgiving is looked forward to with keen antcipa-
ton by the younger members Of the family and the
butchers union, 1t is of deep gloom in the hem
merry. Many proud bird, weighing fourteen pounds in
his stocking feet has retired to the night before
Thanksgiving with well laid plans for the future, only
be led to the guotine by rude farmland with
calloused soul and dull Thanksgiving also
useful purpose In curbng the vanity OF Nothing
will reduce the pride Of complacent host quicker
than trying to turkey which has died old age
and general debility. Thanksgiving Is day Of rest
all mankind except the cook and the cranberry mer-
chant 1t is day when old friends get together in
ooseitting tuxedos and allow the celery course to
terere with the flow of conversation Some people 20
Thanl twins 49,.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

Z "A Lafayette, Mo-, newspaper started
something recently when it made a
claim for the old age record by pub
fishing the names Of thirteen octogen-
arians out of a total population OF 1900.
The town of New Cambria, with a pop
ulation of only 352 came back with the
claim to having forty-two citizens who
are more than 80 years Of age, fourteen
OF whom are more than IS. ..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

Winter is scheduled to begin this
afternoon. Let 'er come. The wealth
er man has been good in holding back
its appearance until the scheduled date,
and in this regard he has done better
in 1911 than for several seasons past
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

in the .tariff will not make much dit
ference in the price to the consumer.
That price mounts up in the cost Of
making and selling the clothes, and is 4
a question Of wages, not a question OF
tariff. 49,. ES3E8 Es aH
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
STUDYING BEAUTY
. SPOTS OF DAPENPORT

Davenport, Dec. pa. Phelps wy
man of Minneapolis, landscape archi-
tect, is in Davenport today and will re-
main here for a day or two to look
over the city and visit in particular
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Waverly Republican: Farmers,

Waverly Republican: Farmers, es-
pesially, can save on their meat Dill
if they plan right. With the purpose
of restoring "hog KILN day. and the
old fashioned smoke-house to the
farm and thus save the farmers OF
Kansas millions on meat every year,
Prof. H. J. Waters, president of the
Kansas State Agricultural college, has
inaugurated plans for course IN
butchering to be offered farmers sons
attending the college. President Wa
tiers says $1,OOO,00O Is paid annually
to the packers for meat by the rural
patrons of the state. And what is
Webster City Freeman-Tribune: A
law that would send dishonest con-
tractors to the penitentiary would not
be a bad law. The contractor who
wilfully cheats" in construction Is
one of the worst Of thieves. II the
specifications call for structural steel
Of certain size and the contractor puts
in something smaller and weaker he
not only steals from his employer, but
oftentimes jeopardizes public safety.
Or If the man who Is erecting q con-
crete bridge fails to put In the ingred-
tents called for, but substitutes some
thing inferior and cheaper, thus weak
ening the structure, he Is a menace to
public safety and ought to be harsh
" dealt with. There is altogether too
much Of this sort Of thing going on,
and some men wink at it, calling 1t
s.shrewdness," or one of the tricks OF
the trade" It is downright thievery
and may be approaching something
much worse. ns' e-. :. *
Boone News: We dc" not deny the
propriety Of a lawyer charging what
ever he considers his service worth,
and we do not wish to beittle Mr..
Darrow's talent or his services as q
lawyer, but we do protest against
accepting the theory that Mr.. Oar
rows services to union labor partake
in any respect OF the characteristics
Of martyrdom. Plainly speaking, Mr..
barrow was selling his services where
he could collect high fee. Whether
he conducted the case in the best pos
sihle manner is another question.
That he got $4,000 as retainer with
further amounts up to $4,000 for ex-
penses is indisputable. Maybe ne
earned it, but we apprehend that most
of the labor people would prefer that
this money should have gone to the
purpose SO freely expressed on their
part before they knew that the de-
tense fund had been squandered. Mr..
barrow appeals to us more as COM
naercially shrewd than as martyr.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: An engineer,
James Root, died in obscurity in a
rooming house in New York City the
other day. A few years ago when
several towns in northern Minnesota
were destroyed by fire, Root piloted
his train, containing 300 people,
through walls of fire and to safety,
The heat was SO intense that Root
was unconscious part of the time, and
he came out of the terrible ordeal
severely injured. Shortly afterwards
Root retired on small pension He
died in comparative obscurity, the
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Sidewalk Sketches
THANKSGIVING DAY.
BY Howard l.. Ram


the industry and the Culture Of
male turkey surrounded cranberry
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anything in
back from the table slowly
heart the most hardened
the glories of
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EVENING STORY.
.woolNo 4 STAR.

@@ BY Louise Merrifield.
Copyright, 1911, by Associated Liter.
airy Press.)
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the voice out to your day coach Pill.
grims, Hugh. I hope. they will like
me-"
with her hand laid lightly on his
arm abe went ahead through the
train, and the word spread like fire.
The great singer would give her voice
as freely to them for their Christmas
eve as she gave from her larder to feed
them. .5 -
Hamilton never forgot the picture
she made as she stood in the aisle of
each OF the crowded coaches, head
lifted. lips smiling, singing old heart
songs and carols that left her audi
ences In tears. And she enjoyed 1t as
the girl of ten years ago would have
done, every minute OF her progress,
while the children reached to rub
their cheeks against her velvet gown
and the soft fur, and baby hands were
lifted longingly toward her violets.
She wore no corsage bouquet by the
time they had returned to the private
car.
There in the cold vestibule they
faced each other. Hamilton knew that
fate had given him a second chance
after ten years.
81 thought there was only the soul
of the artist left in you, Kit" he said,
gripping both her hands in his warm
grasp. II believed the years had
killed sentiment for you. and here you
20 with me and give your golden voice
to those poor devils. You never looked
SO beautiful in your life as when you
lifted that baby in your arms, the one
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-17
& EMTRAL TENNESSEE ANNUAL
CONFERENCE AND WOMAN'S
HOME AND FOREIGN MIS-
SIONARY CONVEN-
TON,

The above mentioned assembled in
Salter's Chapel November 1-5 at WAY
erly, Tenn. The conference was
success from every viewpoint and was
visited by general officers and distin-
guished clergymen and visitors from
different parts of the state. On Fri
day afternoon Bishop H, B, Parks
turned the meeting over to the presi-
dent, Mrs. P. l.. Beams, of the w. M
and F. M Society, who delivered her
annual address, which was full of in
formation and encouragement and
was well received. A short program
was rendered by the missionary So
ciety. Some Of the participants were
as follows: Miss Matte Barns, the
district president of the w. H. and
f. M. Society of Paris District, who,
with well-chosen words, addressed the
society; quite an inspiring paper on
Missionary Work, Miss Maggie Walk
er; the vice president recited a seIec-
ton; others took part, which was
equally as interesting. After the rem
dition of the program the president
called for the report from each dis
trict. Each district president came
forward and made their report, which
was as follows: GAINESVILLE District,
$4S.5S; Dickson District, $36.62; Paris
District, $22.60; public collection,
1897. Total raised for W. H. and F.
M, Society, $117.17. The conference
and convention were a success IN
every way, intellectually, spiritually
and financially, AT this period Bish-
op Parks expressed himself as being
highly pleased with the work that
had been accomplished by the differ
ent churches during the past confer
ence year, and said, THAT the pros
poets for the little conference are
great" At the close of the meeting
the officers of the w. H. and F. M.
Society were elected as follows Mrs:
Percy lie Beam, president; Miss Mag
gle Walker, vice president; Mrs. Lena
Dunn, secretary; Mrs. N. M. Stacker,
Ftreasurer Rt. Rev. H. B. Parks, pre-
siding bishop.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-17
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown, of 624
Webster street, East Nashville, wish
to thank their many friends for the
kindness shown during the illness and
death of their daughter, Sophronia.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-17
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
LAND COMPANY.

A charter was granted last week to
the Riverview Land Company, an or
ganization formed in this year with
p. l.. Horner as president and mana
ger, and J. B. Brown as secretary,
with forty thousand dollar capital
stock This company has one hum
dred acres of land in Nashville,
Tenn, adjoining and in close prox-
unity to the Agricultural, Industrial
and Normal School that is being
rushed to completion. 1t is the pur-
pose of the company to dispose of
these lands to the Negroes Of Nash
willie and the State of Tennessee,
who desire to buy them The lots
are surveyed off at fifty foot and they
are to be sold on easy terms OF $40
down and $1.00 per week. The com
pany's telephone number is 1401. 1t
is expected that hundreds of citizens
will avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity to secure splendid lots near
the state school for dwelling pur-
poses.