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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
DIR. LA FORCE DIED
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
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be medical director of the eastern oe-
partment Of Arkansas. Before he was
mustered out he was surgeon in charge
Of the quarantine station at st. Louis
during an epidemic Of cholera. Here
he had charge of the treatment of
over 700 cases of cholera, an expert
ence Of great interest and scientific
value which is rarely given to physi-
clan in this country. I..
He was mustered out September Is,
1866. Since the war he has been an
active member of the G. "A. r. surgeon
and post commander member Of the
Loyal Legion and many years pension
examiner for Wapello county.
In October, 1866, he married Miss
Mehala Jane Dudley. daughter Of Rev.
Edward and Eliza Dudley at Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, where he practiced medi-
cine three years and where his two
Oldest children William B., and Bur
dette D., were born. Thence he NOV
ed to Burlington for few years and
| then to Agency for thirteen years. At
the school board for ten years, and of
| the city council for eight years.
Representative and Mayor.
|
tumwa in 1884, he was elected to the
state legislature as representative,
reaching a position of influence and
prominence as chairman and member
of important committees. He was
mayor Of Ottumwa from 1893 to 1897.
Besides the patriotic orders above
mentioned DR.. LaForce was member
Of the Masonic fraternity, the knights
Templar, the Mystic Shrine, the
Knights Of Pythias, Odd Fellows and
other fraternal orders.
| He has been sincere, active
churchman since early manhood, join
ing the Methodist church and was for
several decades a member Of the Of:
fetal board of the church, and for sew.
eral years was Sunday school superin,
tendent.
In his professional life he showed
marked ability. Besides the enviable
reputation he gained as surgeon in
the army he had been eminently sue.
cessful in gaining the esteem and ad.
miration of his fellow practitioners
and the love and confidence of his pat
rons. ~ ...
He was a member and president OF
several medical societies.
AS citizen DR.. LafOrce had great
deal Of patriotism and public spirit In
politics he was an ardent republican
and popular so that in elections he
generally headed the ticket in the
number Of votes received. AS a
! churchman and sincere Christian he
has been a help and inspiration to
many. "Hs ". 49,.
In all Of the varied circles of activ-
! ity in which he was thus engaged he
will greatly missed, and it would be
hard to say in which his loss will be
felt the keenest. 1t is certain that
very few have filled SO we'll as he the
duties and responsibilities of the be,
loved family physician. ."
Those of the immediate family who
survive him are his wife and four sons,
William B., Burdette D., Frank E., and
Charles R., and one brother DR.. James
W, LaForce.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
ELECTION AT ALBA

Abba. March 1.-THE election Of
two members Of the board of school
directors for the Independent district
Of Abba is in progress today. There
are two tickets in the field, DR.. H. G.
Eschback and Cldye Kissick, consti-
tuting one ticket and Sam Pennington
and M. C. Falvey the other. Some
dissatisfaction in regard to the choice
Of location for the new high school
building is figuring largely In the cleo
ton and an unusually heavy vote was
polled. The board as now constituted
have taken the initiative in the matter
of the new building and there is feel
ing among it's friends that it should
be continued while on the other hand
many feel that two new men would
be more advisable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
Younu Man is Missing,

Burlington, March 11.-Carson Long
nephew Of William Carson OF this city.
and son of Mr. and Mrs. T. X. Long,
of Chicago, has mysteriously disap.
peared. He is young man about
twenty-five years Of age and grad.
uate of the University Of Michigan,
class of 1909. He arrived in North
Yakima, Wash, Tuesday from Chi.
cago, where he is employed in the
Cascade Lumber Co., took his baggage
to his former boarding place, and tell
ing his landlady he would be back for
dinner, left the house. From that time
he has not been seen, and his relatives
and friends are greatly worried about
him. "
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
| DRAIN TILE
For rrices and Information write
Morey Clay Products Co
OTTUMWA, IOWA
Tri-W eekly Courier
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. J.. e. Williams and little Sol
Leroy, A25 North Weller street, lief
this afternoon on Burlington NO. "
for Abba where they will spend Sunda
visiting relatives, r.
Mrs, w, H. Richardson of sigourne,
is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Veitch, COS Chester avenue.
Albert J, Fairchild OF Kirkville
former member of the board OF super
visors, leaves tomorrow morning TO
a. visit In Excelsior Springs, Mo-, 10
his health, after which he will visit hi
son in Louisville, KY. ....
Mrs, j. ], Smith and daughter Mis-
Helen, 1909 Plum street. left this after
noon on Burlington No. ITO for Crestol
where they will spend Sunday visiting
friends and relatives.
Mrs. d. p. Rambo of Chillicothe has
returned after visit at the home o.
Mr., and Mrs. John Miller, ZIG Cara
street.
Mrs, J. M. Wilson and daughters
Misses Erie and Helen 1922 East Sec
ond street, have gone to Russell
where they will spend Sunday.
Misses Irene lanes and Grace
Clark OF Chillicothe are shoppers in
the city today.
Mrs, Robert Tierney, 1929 West Sec
end street left this afternoon on Bur
ington No. 6 for Fairfield where she
will visit her daughter Mrs. Ralph
Gilmer. .'
Mrs. l.. H. Civey and little son
George, 1874 Taft avenue are spending
! few days with Mrs. Civeys parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Butin at Chillicothe.
Miss Jessie Moore Of Abba is visit.
Ing ct the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
e. Childs. 227 East Fourth street.
Mics Neva, Shaver, who attends
school here. left last evening for her
home In Eddyville, where she will
spend Sunday. ..
Mrs, r. Bellies Of Blakesburg is WIS.,
iting friends in the city today en- route
to Des Moines. .a "
Mrs. Samuel McKlveen of Charlton
has returned home after visit with
Mrs. w. S. Childs, 11S North Jefferson
street.
Mrs. j. A. Baldwin of Selma was
shopping In the city yesterday.
Gerhardt Fleming, who attends
school here ia visiting friends in He'd
rick over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Work, 3O4 North
Court street, have returned home from
Chattanooga, Tenn, where they were
the guests of their daughter, Mrs.
Charles Myers.
r. M. Johnston, clerk in the Rock
Island freight house, will leave for
Grinnell this evening to spend Sunday
with friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Knox and Miss
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
Funeral Of Louise Becker.

Charlton, March 1.-THE funeral
services of little Louise Becker, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Becker
were held from st. Mary's Catholic
church on Saturday, conducted by Rev
Father Jas. McGillin, after which the
remains were laid to rest In the Chart
ton cemetery. The Borrowing parents
will have the sympathy of this com
munity Among those from out 2 o,
town who attended the funeral were
the little ones aunt, Mrs. Lawrence
Miller, of Ute and her uncle, B. A
Becker and wife, of Des Monies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
CURTIS JOHNSON
KILLED BY CARS
BURLINGTON BRAKEMAN FOUND
TERRIBLY MANGLED NEAR
#. CLAY STREET .
LEFT AT MIDNIGHT
Train Reached Dudley Before Train
man Was Missed and Search
Made During Early Morning
Failed to Reveal Body
Mangled and unacceptable, the

| Mangled and unrecognizable. lne
remains of Curtis johnson, 8
Burlington brakeman, were plckeo
up this morning by the north slde
switching crew of the Burlington
yards, having been lying along tne
tracks in the snow since shortly a1teI
midnight. The dead trainman IS sup
,, posed to have fallen off his Tram
which left the yards at 1908 a. m.
Curtis Johnson was head brakeman
on No. 70, of which w. P. Morrlssey
was rear brakeman and q. A. boitA
the conductor. The train, which is
time freight, had left the yards shorty
after midnight ahead of passenger NO.
S, and the dead trainman was not
missed until Dudley was reached.
Here the train headed in for No. .,
but the telegraph being closed at
night, no word of the missing was sent
to Ottumwa until Maxon, some O.
lance further west, was reached. =
dispatchers notified the yards ana d
switching crew with the night YARD
master left for the west end to make
a search for the missing brakeman:
Snow had been falling all evening ana
whatever traces might have been lett
of the accident we're hidden In the
darkness and the snow. After consider
able time had been spent in looking
for the lost trainman, the crew re-
turned to the yards and reported no
success. IS
Found This Morning.
This morning another search was IN
stftuted by Foreman ]. P. Collier and
the members of the north side switch
ing crew with the result that near
Clay street the horribly mangled re-
mains were picked up. Johnsons
lantern was clasped in his hand when
he was found. The company physician
was notified and instructed to secure
the ambulance, but the remains were
too badly mangled to be taken by the
city ambulance, and the undertaker's
ambulance soon appeared on the
scene and the body was removed to
Sullivan's morgue, where it has since
been held.
Father Killed in Service.
Mr.. Johnson was about "a years OF
age and unmarried. For the past SIX
years he has made his residence at
the Hickey home, 100 South Union
street. He had been in the service OF
the Burlington since August, 10, 1905,
as trainman. His father lost his lie
in the track service near ChilHcothe
some six years ago. The mother, Mrs.
Caroline Johnson. and one sister OF the
decedent, Mrs. Nellie Washington, re-
sides in or near Chillicothe, and one
sister, Miss Artie Johnson, is music
teacher in Chicago. Two brothers,
George and Alonzo johnson, also sur
vive. The arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been completed. but it
may be held Wednesday. Mr.. johnson
was member Of the B. R. T. and was
quite popular among the train and
enginemen of this vicinity.
It is supposed that five trains
passed over the body, as four trains
left Ottumwa after No. 70 during the
early morning hours today, one Of
which was passenger train No. 5. The
fast mail, No. Is, an extra freight, and
No. II were the other trains west.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
YOUNG WOMAN
. TAKES own LIFE
MRS. vERDoN .RElNHARD TOOK
CAReoLlc ACID AT HOME OF
PARENTS SUNDAY.
DESPONDENCY CAUSE
Relatives Can Assign No Reason for
Her, Self Destruction; Was
Known to Many ottunsWans;
Coroner Held Inquest.

! Dependency, the cause for which
her husband and relatives are at
loss to explain, caused Nina Louise
Reinhard, wife of Verdon ReinhRrd, to
take her own life Sunday morning
shortly before IL o'clock at the home
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
P. kitterman four miles northeast OF
the city. She drank two ounces Of
carbolic acid. Mrs. Reinhard was
tWenty-three years Of age. Her many
friends in Ottumwa and vicinity were
/ greatly shocked when they learned OF
her death.
Mr.. Reinhard is chicken fancier,
and with his wife, lived on farm
east Of Calvary cemetery. They were
married nine months ago, In June
Sunday morning Mrs. Reinhard sug.
gested that they go over to her par
ents' to spend the day. There was
nothing unusual In her request, nor
was there any suspicious note in her
words. Her husband readily consented
They arrived after 10 O'Clock. Mrs.
Reinhard removed her wraps and then
went upstairs, saying that she wanted
to get some things. A few moments
elapsed and her mother heard her call
ing for her. Mrs. Kitterman immedi.
ately made her way upstairs to the
room to which her daughter had gone.
Mrs. Reinhard was lying across the
bed. She said not word but pointed
to the empty carbolic acid vial stand
realized what had happened and
quickly summoned the other members
of the family. Two physicians were
I'd h,,$ Az {P<as
had departed.
Coroner Holds Inquest.
Coroner A. w. Slaught was then
called to the grief-stricken home. Aft
er hearing the circumstances, he de-
cided to hold the short inquest at
once. Dr. Slaught was unable to Sc
cure any evidence that would give.
even an intimation of the cause OF
Mrs. Reinhard's act. Dependency was
the only verdict that could be reached
by the jury. The following verdict
was returned by the jurymen, Will
liam O. Johnson, e. r. Burns and
Charles B. Rudkin:
eve, the jury, find that the de-
ceased came to her death at about IL
o'clock on the morning of March 10,
1912, from quantity Of carbolfc acid,
taken by her own hand in a despon-
dent mood"
Besides her husband, Verdon Rein
hard, and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs..
George P. Kitterman, Mrs. Reinhard
leaves one brother, Justus P. Hitter
man Of this city and three sisters,
Mrs. Hattie Blanchard, Bladensburg;
Mrs. Edna Johnson Of Minneapolis.
Mimi, and Mrs. Anice Buchanan Of
Corder, Mo.
The funeral services will be held
at the G.. P. Kitterman home at 1880
o'clock Wednesday, morning, In
charge of Rev. B. G. Hankins, pastor
Of the Agency NJ E. church. The Re-
bekahs of Agency will take part In
the services. Interment will be made
in the Kitterman cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
BtDWELL.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Chisamn visited
Thursday at the Elmer Rose home at
Pleasant Home. F
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Chisman of
South Ottumwa are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Grant Moffett is visiting rela-
tives in Ottumwa.
Born, Tuesday March to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Oswald. a son.
Mrs. Chas. Harlan Of Pleasant Hbme
visited Tuesday at the Henry Oswald
home. ..#s.
Mrs, Catherine Johnston who has
been very i'll Is improving.
Mrs. Ben Grooms and children are
visiting at the Isaac Jones homo near
Rlakesburg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
Row Mertens on Trial Today.

Sac City. March 11.-Roy Mertens,
charged with the murder of James
and Mathew White was placed on trial
here today. Judge Hitchison is presid-
ing. Mertens is alleged to have shot
the two men at their home on the
night of May 30, last.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12

Woven Wire Fence for 80 Days Only.
26x9in at 81 11c rod. 26x6 in at 23c
rod It's the Dillon hinge Joint.
Guaranteed better than some that
sell for more money S. l.. McGavic,
Lumber Co., So. Jefferson st.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
Baptist Church.

Tomorrow will be observed as or
phans Home Day" at the Baptist
church. The home is located at Okla
homa City. 1t is with a sense of pro
found gratitude that the pastor has
the opportunity of asking his people
to assist in the support of the home,
Already the ladies of the church have
sent supplies in the way of clothing,
etc. The collection tomorrow is for
the purpose of assisting in the removal
of the debt of $15,O00.0O on the three
story brick building. Also money must
be sent in for food, school supplies,
etc. May the Father above enable us
to give these orphans their rightful
place in our hearts and lives.
The pastor will preach in the morn
ing on Visiting the Fatherless," and
in the evening on Prepare to Meet
Thy God
Sunday school meets promptly at
9:45 and b. Y. p. L. at 6:3O.
There will be special music tomor-
row morning. Come, let us go up
to the house of the Lord" The public
lis welcomed in advance to worship at
these services.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
.FULLBLOOO LEASES
APPROVED BY COURT
Judge Ralph e. Campbell Rules on
Indian Case Against the
Government.

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 2l.-Judge
Ralph Z. Campbell in the United States
district court yesterday decided that
a deed which had been given before
May 27, 1908, by one who inherited
from a deceased full blood Indian does
not need to have the approval of the
secretary of the interior to make it
valid, but is valid if approved by the
judge of the county court, who has
charge Of probate matters. The de-
cision involves the titles to large
number of allotments If it had not
been decided contrarily in favor of
the United States upon whose part
the suit was brought by John B. Me.
serve, assistant district attorney, the
titles to all those lands would have
been invalidated
The ruling of Judge Campbell also
is contrary to a decision given by the
attorney-general in 1909, when he held
that the deeds must be approved by
the secretary of the interior before
they could be valid. He held that the
act of congress of 1908 did not apply
to these Indians.
Judge Campbells decision was Civ
en- in the case of the United States
against Knight and Ashley. He sus-
tanned a demurrer to the governments
petition. An appeal will be taken to
the circuit court of appeals,
The case is one of the many that
the government is filing in an attempt
to settle the land titles of the eastern
part Of the state.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
COULDN'T BID
ON CODE JOB
Asserts State is to Pay $2,5oo
More Than is Necesssry-Bunn
Gets Contract.

Oklahoma City, Dec. 20.-Charges
that the specifications for annotating
an dindexing the Oklahoma code were
so drawn as to shut him out from bid
ding, and that the state has agreed to
Ipay $4,000 more than necessary to Sc
curt better work were made by Judge
Sam Il. Harris of st. Louis, compiler
of the code, in testimony before the
senate investigating committee today.
The specifications referred to were
drawn, according to the testimony, by
Clinton Q. Bum, compiler of Bunn's
constitution, and Eugene Morris OF the
board Of affairs and approved by the
board after it had made some modifi-
cations.
Mr.. Harris aestified that he had pre-
IViously submitted bid to do the work
for $4,000, but refused finally to bid on
the work when he looked at the speci-
ltications adopted by the board, on the
ground that he could not have done
the work for less than from $4,000 to
$4,000. Mr.. Harris stated he had a
conversation with Mr. Bum before
the latter's bid was put in stating that
he could not bid successfully because
OF requirement of the specifications
that transcript of the complete code
uritb onnotatfnno ,,,,,ck hc f,,rniohad
the board, as he considered this pro-
vision unnecessary and very expensive.
Bum later placed ON the stand tes-
tilted that he considered the insection
of the provision in the specifications
necessary, and that he had filed such
a transcript with the board.
Judge Harris testified that Bum has
SO annotated the code as to make of 1t
an advertisement for the L. r. A. re-
ports, in consideration for receiving
books, and expressed the opinion that
layers would have to furnich them
selves with these reports In order to
look up the citations He also charged
that Bum referred to his annexation
to Bunns constitution instead of the
sections of the constitution as printed
in the code, thus requiring lawyers to
use Bunn's constitution. He also ex-
pressed the view that the indexing sys-
item is cumbersome and inferior to the
one that would have been used had he
(Harris) secured the contract.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
CHEROKEES SHARE
WITH FREEDMEN
Case Brought by ketowah Society is
Dismissed by Supreme Court
Judge.

Washington, D. c., Dec 20-The
right of 1000 Cherokee freedmen to
participate in the distribution of the
lands and funds belonging to the
Cherokee Indian nation was sustained
today by Judge Anderson of the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court. The
court sustained the government de-
murrer to suit of Ketowah society to
restrain the secretary of the interior
from permitting freedmen participat-
ing in the property The case was dis
missed.
The freedmen clai mthat their shares
In the property run anywhere from
| $50OO,OO0 to $60,000,OOO The Ketowah
Isociety is composed of full blood Cher
okee Indians in Oklahoma
The freedmen are the descendants
of slaves of the Cherokees and are Of
mixed Indian and negro blood.
The court in dismissing the suit
said the freedmen were clearly en-
titled to equal rights with the native
Cherokees. The freedmen have the
right of appeal.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
o 100000 0 10000

w. H. L. Campbell, clerk of the SUI
preme court, was questioned relative
to his selection of filing cases for his
office. Mr.. Campbell testified that the
goods of but two companies would
serve the purpose and that he so told
the board. He said he did not try to
influence the board in its purchase as
between the goods of the two COM
panies, but expressed a preference for
those finally purchased
Chairman Frame of the board was
questioned relative to insurance at
Weatherford Normal, which was writ
ten for three years, and was asked by
Senator Mcintosh why it was not tax
en- for five years, thus saving money
for the state on premium Mr. Frame
said that insurance must be paid for
out Of the maintenance fund Of each
institution and that the heads OBJ
jected to making such a great outlay
from these funds, fearing deficiency,
and, he said, the state board of edu-
cation also took the same position
The witness did not recall specific OBJ
lection from Weatherford, but said the
boards policy was fixed by the gen
eral attitude of the institutions and the
statement of the governor that he
would permit no deficiencies to occur
The committee asked each member
of the board to present for the record
an itemized statement of expense.
charged the state for a period coves
ing six months.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
St. Johns Episcopal Church.

The Rev W. II. Talmage, minister
in charge of the ST. Johns Episcopal
church was elevated to the priesthood
this morning at ten o'clock by the Rt
Rev. Theodore Payne Thurston, bishop
of Eastern Oklahoma The ordination
sermon was preached by the Ri. Rev
Francis Key Brooks, bishop of West
ern Oklahoma. The Rev. II. J. Lloyd
of Muskogee, presented Mr. Talmage
and the Rev Samuel G. Wells, OF
Chelsea, read the Litany.
The most of the other Protestant
ministers were present
Bishop Thurston will preach and
confirm at the eleven o'clock service
tomorrow morning. The Holy Com
munion will be at eight o'clock in the
morning and as this will be the first
communion at which Mr. Talmage has
officiated, he desires that all the com
municants be with him at that cele'
bration.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-21
0 0 1000 0 0 0 0 o 0 o,
MADAME Sherry"

George w. Lederer, who added the
word vaudeville to the lexicon of the
native theatre when he and Alexander
Hermann brought to America about
a score of years ago the first all-Euro-
pean company of variety artists, which
he labelled the Transatlantic Vaude-
yilles, a classification he chose with
a view to distinguishing the foreign
specially artists from the rank and
file of native speciality turns then
somewhat in dispute under the term
varieties" has successfully used the
term vaudeville" again in this coun-
try. The programme of Madame
Sherry" the newest Lederer musical
attraction, produced by Lederer in
partnership with A. H. Woods and II.
II. Frazee, describes the piece as a
French Vaudeville" which means, as
Lederer explains, form OF musical
play where all songs and all the comic
business are direct issues from the
story and not, as in the common or
garden variety of native musical com
edy, mostly introduced matter, regard
less of any assimilative qualities the
introduction may possess.
Madame Sherry" will be played
here by the New York New Amster-
dam Theatre Company on Friday, De
cember 9th. at the Grand Theatre.