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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-13
FAIRFIELD MAN
TAKES own LIFE
FINDLAY HOLSTER COMMITS
SUICIDE ~ HANGING HIMSELF
EARLY THIS MORNING.

Fairfield, July 11.-Findlay Hollis
ter, a prosperous Jefferson county farm
er living two miles northeast of Fair
field committed suicide this morning
by hanging himself with rope halter
from a beam In the scale house. Mr..
Hollister was AZ years old and had
been in poor health for five years, fire.
quently having spells of melancholy.
This morning when he arose at $50
he said to his wife II would rather die
than put up that hay" He then went
to his mothers room and made the
same remark. The family thought
nothing of his remark and the days
work was begun. Mr.. Hollister went
to the barn, MIXED and attended to the
farm chores, came to the house, had
breakfast and then went to the scale
house some little distance from the
house. Here he. was found by his five
yearold daughter about Z O'Clock. Cor
oner J. s. Caumer was called and the
jury composed of Frank Ogden,
Charles Cochran, and F. T. Mcclellan,
all close neighbors, gave the following
verdict: 1--WE find that Findlay Hol-
lister came to his death by hanging;
reason unknown"
Mr.. HOLSTER leaves wife, two lit
tie daughters and his mother. The
funeral will probably be held tomor.
row afternoon from the Christian
church, Of which he was member
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POWESHIEK CROPS
LOOKING FINE

Grinnell, July 11.-A look over the
farms in this vicinity, confirmed by
the testimony of farmers farther away
from this center, shows that the corn
crop promises we'll for this season Of
the year notwithstanding the late
ness CT the planting and the GOODNESS
of the weather after most of the plant
ing. most fields are of good color and
excellent growth The old rule Of
corn knee high on the 4th of July
found itself completely outclasesd by
nearly every field in this vicinity. un-
less upon some wet lands where the
planting took place very late. Oats
are making a fine showing, though on
rich ground they are so rank in
growth as to be lodged badly. Some
fine fields of wheat are seen and the
grass crop apparently could hardly be
better. Potato tops are turning
brown from the dry weather or the on
slaughts of the bugs, or both. The
bugs are said to have joined forces
this year with the old-fashioned long
flyers, devouring the tops in the same
patch with the big, fat, disgusting
Colorado beetle.
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The S. U. |. HAD
MODEL SCHOOL
RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FINDS
THAT STATE UNIVERSITY WAS
ALWAYS PROGRESSIVE

Iowa City, July ia typ1ca1!
model school," similar to tnose useu
in up-to-date normal colleges or tne
present day was maintained ny tne
normal department of the state ohi
yersity of Iowa from 1858 to 1865
The school had the first INK weis
and the first modern desks usea ~
this state. The children were given
states which had cherry finish ana
velvet tips. For these privileges lneS
paid an extra tuition fee.
some of these facts were brought 70
light Yesterday by DR.. Z. r. Aurner'
research associate in the State his
torical society. He also discovered that
the state University Of Iowa mas pos
sessed a normal department IN con-
tinucus existence probably Tor a
longer period of time than any otner
institution of higher learning I'D tne
United States.
Tn the material found by DR.. Aurner
there we're discussions OF union
school, which closely resempled our
recent day agitation of the consollda'
zion of the rural schools. This eVl-
dence of early progressiveness was
found in the "Voice of Iowa., the sec
ond educational journal puollsneo III
this state. ..n.
According to the files Of the "Bur :,
lin pton Hawk-Eye and Iowa Patriot,
a correspondent advocated in 1889 inc
establishment of a normal scnool Az
the seat of government in Iowa; me
first normal school in the Unlteo
states was founded the same year III
Massachusetts.
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ANAMOSA EXPENSES
ARE HIGHER

Des Moines, July 1.-THE high
cost of living Is felt even behind
prison bars. A computation was re-
Gently made at the state refcrmatory
at Anamosa of the cost Of various ar
ticles Of necessity, food and clothing,
as shown by bills actually paid at
that institution. the comparison being
between the bills of the last quarter
of 1912. The comparison shows that
the average increase in cost Of these
articles was S7.18 per cent. The first
date was when the state first fixed
the per capita support allowance at
Anamosa at $3.50 month. II that
was just sufficient fourteen years ago
It should be Sits month now, but
in fact the monthly allowance for each
person is just the same now as when
the cost Of things was about half that
at present. For many years the per
capita allowance at Fort Madison has
been 50 a month for each man. This
covers all cost Of administration ex-
cept salaries The Offset is what can
be secured from meager farm opera
tons.
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NEW WATER MAINS
MEASURE 1000 FEET

~-Centerville, July 11.-As a part Of
the water works improvements Center
Vile is to have about 700 feet of new
main extensions. This will be In addi-
ton to the pipe necessary to lay to
carry the water from the reservoir
southeast Of town to the city. The
following extensions will be made:
w. State-Seventh to Fifth.
Tenth-Washington to Franklin.
E. Bank-Drake to fifteenth.
Fifteenth-E. Bank to Prairie
decentralization to Franklin.
Elm-Eighteen to Twenty-First.
Twenty-Frst-Elm to the new Her
c(lles factory gt
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Open letter to Senators Cummlns ana
n Rnaoo hnln

Open letter to Senators Cummins and
Kenyon by VIM. NJ Reece, whose re-
publicanism dates from his birth.
Gentlemen:
Your game is too we'll understood
to deceive the duliest and most un'
thinking man in Iowa.
You evidently suppose that republi.
cans are going to be foolish enough
to vote for the legislative ticket just
to keep you in the United States sen
ate. while one of you votes for Wood
row Wilson for president and the
other for Theodore Roosevelt.
l but speak the sentiment OF thou
sands of republicans In this state
when I inform you that If you can
get along without republican presi-
dent we can get along without two
mongrel senators, and now that you
have declined by your action In the
state convention -to~support President
Taft. we refuse to vote for republican
legislators who by the action OF the
primary would be compelled to vote
for you for senators. "The villiany
YOU teach me, will practise, and /
will better for for the instruction"
VIM. M. Reece.
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ANOTHER IOWA
BUTTON FACTORY

Muscatine. July 10.-The Pioneer
Button Co. of this city, Of which H. w.
Huttig has been a potent factor since
the business was instituted here, has
established another factory bearing
the same name at Lyons near Clinton,
Ia, according to announcement by Mr..
Huttig.
Work on the new building which
will be occupied by the local con-
Germ. will be commenced on Monday.
at which time D. M. Keckler, promi-
nent Muscatine contractor, will set
his force of men at work in prepar-
ing for the structure. The site for
the plant will be the corner Of Wash
ington and Second streets at Lyons,
said to be one of the most admirable
locations in that town.
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FULLER FUNERAL
AT DES MONIES

Des Moines, July 1.-THE funeral
services for the late DIR. George Fuller,
who died Moiday evening of paraly.
sis at THE Pines,' his home on East
Twenty-fifth street and North avenue.
were held from the late residence this
afternoon. The Masonic order, Of
which Dr. Fuller was member, had
charge of the services.
DR.. Fuller was "A years old and ono
of the oldest practicing physicians in
the state, having been associated with
DR.. Hallett since 1864. He was born in
Jefferson county, New York, In 1928,
and came with his father to Des
Moines in 1853. DR.. Fuller Is survived
by a son, Benjamin Fuller, an attor-
ney in Des Moines, and daughter.
Miss Edith Fuller.
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Cures permanently the cases he IN
dertakes and sends the incurable
home without taking fee from them.
| This is why he continues his visits
from year to year, while other doctors
have made few visits and stopped.
Dr. Shallenberger is an eminently sue
cessful specialist in all chronic dis
eases, proven by the many cures ef-
fected in chronic cases which have
baffled the skill Of all other physi-
clans. His hospital experience and
extensive practice have made him SO
proficient that he can name and locate
! 8 disease in few minutes.
Treats all cases Of Catarrh, Nose,
Throat and Lung Diseases, Eye and
Ear. Stomach. Liver and Kidneys,
Graval, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neil
ralgia, Nervous and Heart Diseases.
Blood and Skin Diseases, Epilepsy,
Bright's Disease and Consumption in
early stage, diseases Of the Bladder
and Female Organs, Liquor and To-
bacco habit. Stammering cured and
sure methods to prevent it's recur-
renee given. A never failing remedy
for Big Neck
PILES, FISTULA and RUPTURE
guaranteed cured without detention
from business Special attention given
to all surgical cases and all diseases
OF the Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat ana
Granulated Lids.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Are you nervous and desponde nt
weak and debilitated; tired mornings;
| no mbition-lifeless memory poor;
easily fatigued; excitable and irrit-
able: eyes sunken, red and Blurred
pimples on face; dreams. restless
! haggard looking; weak back; deposit
/, in urine and drains at stool; distrust-
full: want of confidence, lack of ener-
gy and strength?
DISEASES OF MEN AND PRIVATE
DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Blood Poison, Supermatorrhea, Vari.
cocele, Hydrocele, Debility, Nervous
ness. Dizziness, Defective Memory,
etc. which ruins mind and body, posi-.
lively cured.
WONDERFUL CURES.
Perfected in old cases which have
been neglected or unskillfully treated,
No experiments or failures. He un.
dertakes no incurable> cases, but cures
thousands given up to die.
Consultation Free and Confidential.
Address
DIR. w. e. Shallenberger
1856 Lake Ave, Chicago.
Reference: Drexel State Bank.
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BARGAIN HUNTING
WOMEN INJURED

Dubuque, July 11.-One woman was
probably fatally injured and three
others seriously hurt when 700 bar
gain hunting women attended spe-
cial Of dish pans at 10 cents apiece at
bargain sale here yesterday. Not
until the police had charged through
the store could order be restored. Miss
Ethel McDermott, aged 20, was picked
up unconscious from the floor and
taken to the hospital, where SURGEONS
say she has three broken ribs, a
broken leg and arm and a number OF
other bruises, caused by being
trampled upon by French and Cuban
heels. Her clothing was nearly torn
from her body. Other women suffered
broken arms and ribs, but were able
to be taken to their homes. The dish
pan sale was not forgotten, despite
the shrieks Of the women and de-
mands of the police for order and all
were sold within ten minutes.
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was made a member, and the con-
gressional districts are represented as

was made member. and the con
| gressional districts are represented al
follows:
First-H. o. Weaver. Wapello.
Second-E. e. Johnston, Iowa City.
Third. r. Guthrie. Dubuque.
Fourth--W. s. Hart, Waukon.
Sixth-Frank Nimocks Ottumwa-
Seventh-C. c. Nye, Perry.
Eighth. H. Jamison. Osceola.
Ninth-A. G. Savage, Adair.
Tenth-B. E. Stonebraker, Rockwell
City,
Eleventh-E.,A. Burgess, Sioux City.
Call District Meetings.
Plans for perfecttng the Tart organ
tzation In the state were tentatively
! made and will be carried out by the
committeeman, who will call district
conferences at which plans Will be
mapped out to organize Taft clubs IN
every district. county and township IN
the state and to carry on an active ana
aggressive campaign for the national
republican ticket.
A convention to name delegates to at
tend the progressive party convention
in Chicago, Aug. 5, will be held in Des
Moines Wednesday, July "a. Delegates
to the state conventions Saturday, July
20. District conventions will be held at
the same time as the state convention.
In addition to naming delegates to the
state convention and organizing
permanent state committee the state
convention here will suggest names to
be placed on the ballots as third party
electors They will come under the head
of Independent electors.
Naming State Committee.
The work Of the meeting besides set
ting dates for the county and state con-
vention was to select provisional STATE
central committee. Representatives
from each Of the districts made the
choice. One district was not repre-
sented and two were unable to agree on
the committeeman. Following Is the
list:
First district-Joe S. Frailey, Fort
Madison.
Second district-R. E. Everhardt.
Third district-No selection.
Fourth district-W. 3. Clements,
West Union.
Fifth district-G. Worth, Betnon.
Sixth district. P. Wyllie, Sig
Quincy.
Seventh district-C. w. Lyon.
Eighth district-Henry Read, Shen-
andoah.
Ninth district-N. Nelson. Harlan.
Tenth district-L V. Harple, Boone.
Eleventh district-Simon Fisher,
Rock Rapids.
It will be the work of this committee
to issue the call for the county mass
and the state conventions.
The committee will determine the
basis OF representation in the conven-
ton.
Call Mass Conventions.
The permanent organization to furth-
er the candidacy Of the nominee Of the
third party in Iowa will be selected at
the state convention.
The county chairmen will be select
ed by the mass conventions. Provis-
ional county chairman will not be ap-
pointed. Judge Stevens, in deciding
this point. declared that group OF
Roosevelt men responding to call for
a convention would know enough to or
ganize their convention.
Vote on Supreme Judges.
1t required three ballots to nominate
the three candidates for supreme
Judge. The ballot resulted:
~
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CARSON HEIRS WILL
CONTEST AUNT'S WILL

Iowa City, July ia message from
Philadelphia announces the death Of
Mrs. Robert N. Carson, widow Of the
multi-millionaire street railway king.
Under his will his bequest of $1,0O0,-
900 for the founding of home for
orphan girls becomes active immedia-
tely upon the death Of his widow. Relar
tives-nephews-in Iowa City and
Davenport have attacked the will, how
ever, and the case is in the Pennsyl-
vania courts now, with Hon. M. +.
Wade representing the Iowa heirs.
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DRUGGISTS CONDEMN
OPPOSERS OF LAWS

Sioux City. July 11.-Proprietary
medicine manufacturers who have op-
posed in the courts state laws in Iowa
which prohibits unlicensed dealers
from selling prepared medicines were
condemned yesterday in a resolution
passed at the convention Of the Iowa
Pharmaceutical association.
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browns in Lake Okoboii.

Okoboji, July 11.-Charley Nc
Gregor, the 15-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. McGregory Of Chicago, met death
here by heart failure while bathing at
the Inns swimming pier. He and a
friend went rowing in their bathing
suits and coming back near the pier
he jumped into the water. His friend
rowed away, thinking McGregor could
swim to the shore He was not missed
for about three hours, when his body
was found in shallow water.
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COLORED WOMAN
TO GIVE ADDRESS

Mrs. J. B. Rush of Des Moines, presf-
dent of the Iowa State Federation Of
Colored Women's clubs, will deliver
her great educational lecture, "Un-
crowned Heroines' at the Second Bap-
list church Friday evening, July ~,
at o'clock. The public is cordially
invited otbe guests OF the colored
club women Of Ottumwa, who nave Sc
cured Mrs. Rush to give this free lee
ture.
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DAVIS. co. TEACHERS
MEET AUG. $40

Bloomfield, July 1.-THE Davis
county teachers institute will be held
this year at the high school building
in Bloomfield, beginning August and
closing August TO- Superintendent
Spicer has mailed announcements to
every teacher in the county.
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DAVENPORT MAN
HEADS BILL POSTERS

Minneapolis, Mimi, July IL
Charles T. Kindt of Davenport, Ia.
last night was elected president Of
Which ,HH hV is holding it's END annual con.
vention here. The meeting closes to-
day.
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BIRTHS.

BORN-Tuesday July 8, 1912, to Mr..
and Mrs George Wade, 1920 North
Wapello street, daughter
BORN-Saturday, July 6, 1912, to Mr..
and Mrs Frank Dickerson, 201 South
Davis street, son.
BORN-Wednesday July 10, 1912 to
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Stolar, in Bear
Greek, daughter.
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Public Utility Rates.

We are unalterably opposed to
monopolies and we stand by the anti.
trust law. We applaud every effort
made to enforce it, and deeply regret
that it has not been executed as 1t
should have been. We deplore the
weak outcome of the DEGREES in the
Standard Oil company and the Amerf.
can Tobacco company cases. We in
sist that the antitrust law shall be
30 strengthened that reasonable
rivalry and competition in business
will be restored and maintained.
More Tariff Reform.
We stand firmly by the republican
doctrine of protection. We believe that
duties on imports should be high
enough to enable American producers,
whether on the farm, in the factory,
or In the mine. to pay American
wages, reasonably reward American
capital, and sell their products IN
American markets at fair price; and
We believe that there still remains a
great need Of substantial reduction of
many schedules to bring the law into
harmony with the true and reason
able doctrine Of protection.
We recognize that with the growth
Of our cities the problem of more d.
rect control of the rates and service
Of public utilities becomes Of vital
Importance to large portion Of our
people, and we urge upon our legls-
iature the revision of present statutes
70 require reasonable publicity of
public utility accounts, to the end that
i'll public bodies charged with the duty
Il regulating rates and service shall
~ access to the facts as to costs
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The Yellow Peril.

Jaundice-malaria- van
ish when DR.. Kings New Life Pills
are taken. Easy, safe, guaranteed. Csc.
Frank B. Clark.
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PEOPLES PULPIT

The Courier will publish In isis
column articles conf diluted By
It's readers. The eon1Nunlca atoms
should 10 typewriter or Ia
ri ain hand, on C;,e side 81 the
paper, and signea'.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-30
What |. . siespr,of eu;lSinss

Nearly all modern fssdus1rial enter prsses are housed in bSildinrs that are to some extent 6rcprcis The question may reasonably be asSei What con stitutes c lieprcof i,uihllpgg Nctl ing Is niefp fireproN ilian q ttstlas c. and yet the deSomiursflou of i;S con tents by firc is iss thief Use Baild iags must therefore not only he made of non-iniamnsable uatefiai. bas hssy mus; be so arransed that fse wfea started can be contined to rap rssl q or to the ssprllcs; lssSsilfe Slrtee Win this object in vie~ they should lr. equipped with self closing metal des'rs and windows with wilte g.a.s e1 n,-'sa shutters They shonld have nisonaa fire alarms and. above aH. au aiiIis' sprinkler system Sisri fratuine naisf be incloscd and mutrtpd wS,h s'aif material. such as bri, E. tile terra ftF ta or concrete Under theSe condition with iRsurance on lue .outeniS. fWtn ufactnring ,aseFlatS'' X r..aSla.shtt safe. Eugfncering Magas.ne
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-30
es, .b.>sbip In I've.

.J was a messenger on oneSof the old fashioned sailing steamers gong from London to Australia In lsSsr
 said a traveller. "ln the Red sea we ran plump into vessel. and our boat cut It entirely in two. SO neatly that II might almost have been done with huge knife We went clean through her. and the men on the vessel struck stepped from the two halves of that ship on 10 our deck. The Injured fes
 sel went down within few minutes after 1t had been struck The thing was so strance that when ille captain of the vessel we had struck went OacS to London an investigation was held and it was substantially proved thai the officers bad with design got in the immediate track of our vessel in order to bring about collision in the hope that they could collect insurance men
 ey. The captain and some of the oiii
 ccrs were punished by Imprisonment
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-30
old Tim. rIoas.s

Toasts are now rHpsls prFgsei tS cept at public ,linnersl lsui theie q time when they wtfe tlic nT'ler a' the day at every conviviai ra',s9ln'. The compiler of a bccS i'ot'iiSlE''i if l7gT. The ToaStnaster. reHnrSs ii his preface that iii is the rf'sinm i most societies. wbeth'r ppitic of i9 vate. for the president to rail on Ia company In thelr turn for . uaSi 10 dlviduals are couSeqwFatis o.t1' ai loss. This collection of genieel sent ments and toasts win supply the'r 'lc ticiency. as it contains larger BHi''sFi than ever WAS before publisheSt. ilI, greater part Of which are spirited ale new" The gen,eel toasts range trhf the righteous. such as May coniempla ton upon our last resting place ehecs vain hopes and prevent weak desTlni'd ency,r Go the frivolous. such as so'' of beef oceans Of beer. a pretty eir and a thousand a ycar.r-Iondor Chronicle.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-30

A few years ago a coal analysis was a complicated puzzle to aost people. But recently it has become an economic necessity to scrutinize the coal bill as carefully as the food bill, and we have learned that a chemical analysis. when properly made from s sample properly taken is the surest test of coals fuel value. This value is generally stat ed in terms of the British thermal unit (sometimes abbreviated to "B. |. u.O, the quantity of heat neeces- sary to raise the temperature of a pound of water l degree Farenheit.
 Manufacturers and large conner eial houses have nov found it mat ter of economy to determine the heating value of fuel purchased for power or heating. and the coal testing laboratory is considered quite as important as the accounting room. The United States Govern ment in making its contracts fo- coal requires a guaranty not only as to the burning quality but also as to ash content, It goes even much farther than this and makes analy- ses of samples taken from each ship ment to determine whether the standard set by the contract is be- ing maintained
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-30

Bishop Stringer is on his way from the north. having stopped a, whitehorse and will pfS,,Ably ar- rive this evening.
 The freighter Tampico arrived in port Sunday morning with eleven hundred tons of mining machinery for the Canadian Klondyke Mining company. aud the Yukon Gold Min ing company. The workmeu at tho wharf are loading the machinery. consisting of parts of dredges onto the cars of the White Pass for ship meut to Dawson. Some Of the cast ings weigh as high as s7 tons. Two huge gear wheels are twelve feet in diameter and when loaded onto flat cars will allow but a six inch margin when passing through the tunnel.