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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
ROOSEVELT men
ANSWER .A0USER
INTERMEDIARY DENIES COLONEL
TOLD LAFOLLETTE HE WOULD
NOT BE A CANDIDATE

Washington, March 16.-Roosevelt
headquarters here last night gave out
an open letter by Clifford Pinchot,
which quotes a letter written by Gil
son Gardner, a newspaper man, 70
Walter L. Houser, Senator Lafol-
lette's campaign manager, denying
that Colonel Roosevelt promised his
support to the senator's candidacy
with the assurance that he hlmselI
would not became candidate. The
letter was given out as an answer 10
Mr.. Housers statement at jamestown,
N. D., today that "Pinchot knew that
Roosevelt not only encouraged out
was favorable to LaFollette's candl-
dacy until it came to appear that 1t
might succeed" - - -
Gardeners letter to Houser declares
untrue any statement that Colonel
Roosevelt urged Senator LaFollette TO
become a candidate. 1t then goes on
to say that Colonel Roosevelt sent
word by Gardner that he did not BE-
lieve Senator LaFollette could win
and that che believed Taft's renomlna-
ton would be forced by money and
patronage, and, therefore, Colonel
hOOS0VclC odlO, TIC uAu NV wv.
urging LaFollette to go into losing
fight - ~ 1'-~s = ..-.'i..,
Would Not Bind Self.
Other quotations from Gardners
letter follow: - -
Colonel Roosevelt had said EN-.
phatically that he would not take
sides as between candidates or give
any candidate specific Endorsement.
He said he would in the columns OF
the Outlook and otherwise do what he
could to direct attention to the work
accomplished by Senator LaFollette IN
Wisconsin, Beyond this, he said, he
could not go. ~%.@o1t = .Q..-.5t .,v. r..
Colonel Roosevelt did not promise
that he would not himself become
candidate. He was very careful at that
and all times to say that he would
not bind himself as to his future
course by any promise or statements.
l made this clear to Senator LaFol-
1ette and the senator, to my own
knew at all times that
Colonel Roosevelt regarded himself
as free to take any course that he
might consider wise.
n Agreed to Losing Fight.
FINALLY. I told Senator LaFollette
that Colonel Roosevelt agreed that IT
Senator LaFollette proposed to under
take campaign for the nomination
with the quite certain prospect that he
would make losing fight, the sooner
the campaign was begun the better"
Mr.. Pinchot's letter, which closes
with an appeal for Roosevelt delegates
in North Dakota, compares Senator
to an injured player in a
football game whose spirit Is so
aroused by the contest that he refuses
TO leave the field, although he caQ
no longer do his part in winning the
victory for his side"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
VILLAGE CREEK.

Lyman Cohagan was a business Wis
itor in Blakesburg Saturday.
Mrs. G. c.. Baum and daughters
Elizabeth and Mildred spent Saturday
night and Sunday at the parental Gift
home.
w. T. Dexter and Dorothy and Cen
evieve Rater weer visitors at the F. L..
Devter home Sunday.
Will Logan Of South Ottumwa Wis
tied Sunday at the G. w. Workman
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Mendenhall Mrs
Jane Prescott, John and Walter Pres
colt and Miss Elva Rudd were enter
tanned Sunday at the Geo. Yahn home.
Miss Ella Aired spent Saturday night
and Sunday with her parents Mr. and
Mrs B. T. Aired.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Golf spent Sat
urday and Sunday at the home of their
daughter Mrs. Roy Gates near Bid
well.
Miss Virgie Baum visited Sunday at
the Condor home.
Mr. and Mrs John ROUGH and family
visited Tuesday at the l.. BOSNIAN
home near Blakesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Arnold, Mrs. r. B.
White and Mrs. L. e. Bivin spent
Wednesday at the Chas. Mute home.
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HARMON WOLFE
OEAOATFREM0NT
WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF MA
HASKA COUNTY, DIED THIS
MORNING..

Harmon Wolfe, age forty-eight
years, one of the best known resi-
dents Of Mahaska county, died at IL
o'clock this morning at his home near
Fremont. Mr. Wolfe had been i'll all
winter, death resulting from gall
stones. Until three years ago he was
one of the prosperous farmers of the
county, but since that time he has de-
voted his time to the supervision of
road work Arrangements for the fu-
neral have not. as yet been made.
Mr.. Wolfe was native of Indiana.
He had resided in Iowa and Mahaska
county for thirty-nine years. Deep re-
greet is expressed by his friends, many
of whom live in Ottumwa, at his
death, as his estimable character
commanded the esteem of ALL He
leaves wife, two daughters, Miss
Ada Wolfe of Oskaloosa and Miss
Marcelle at home, and one son, Chris
TOPPER Wolfe, at home.
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John Mccoy and children spent last
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. B..
MILFORD near Blakesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. MILFORD visited
on Tuesday and Wednesday at the E..
E. Gilyeart and John Mccoy homes.
Mrs H. N. McElroy visited Thurs
day with Mrs. Frank Mast. y.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Gilyeart and
Crystal Garnett and Glenn Gilyeart at
tended 7 o'clock dinner Thursday
evening at the M. w. A. hall in Of
tumwa given by the ladies of Wood
bine camp No 1914 r. N. A.
Willis Shaw is staying with Mrs.
Dehart in the absence of her hus-
band Samuel Dehart who was called to
the bedside of his father who is very
ILL.,
Mrs. E. E. Gilyeart spent Friday
with Mrs J B. Gilyeart near Kirk
Vile.
E. E. Gilyeart home Saturday.
CRYSTAL Gilyeart returned home on
Saturday after a couple of days spent
with Mrs. G. w. Crawford of Ottum-
wa.
Grace Andrews invited few of her
girl friends Sunday to help her cele-
brate her 18th birthday. Those present
were Edith Miller, Garrett Gilyeart,
Margaret Chandler and Beatrice Mil
Ter. All enjoyed pleasant time. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sheppard of
Ottumwa spent Sunday at the Charles
Sheppard home.
Mr.. and Mrs j. B. Gilyeart and Lola.
Irene and Gladys Gilyeart visited on
Sunday at the E. E. Gilyeart home.
On account Of the school election on
Monday there was no school at Cen
ter
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BLOOMFIELD.

The case of Nancy E. Rankin VS.. E.
A. Shereck is on in the district court.
It involves the idea as to whether bride
to be understood what she signed.
Mrs. Mary Bryce is visiting her sons
Harry at Oklahoma City and George of
ter Mrs. Bergman of Kansas City.
Attorney Garrett of Moulton was in
the city yesterday on legal business.
c., B. 'Swartzendruver of Stiles was
a business caller here yesterday.
Dan Giles and daughter leila of
Waneta and Miss Nellie Gleason Of
Pulaski were shopping in the city yes
terday.
Grant Wilcox of Roseburg, Ore, who
funeral several weeks ago left today
for Des Moines where he will visit his
brother and from there return home.
DR.. Hughes, a dentist formerly Of
Des Moines has moved to Bloomfield.
He was a resident here several years
ago.
here on business.
David Doke and family leave today
for their home in Los Angeles.
The new school board will paint and
otherwise beautify the rooms of the
public school building. .-.t.
The Ladies' Guild of the M. E.
church will give a lecture course next
winter. -.-..-.
Mrs. Will Caldwell and Mrs. Ellis
worth Rominger entertained some OF
the mothers at Mrs. Rominger's at din
ner yesterday.
The Swiss bell ringers will be at the
Christian church tonight. .
Rev. Roper of the Baptist church
will preach his last sermon Sunday
night. He has accepted a call to go to
Corning.
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DUN'S REVIEW OF
TRADE CONDITIONS

New York, March 18.-R. G.. Dunn
& Co.'S weekly review of trade. today
says: Business activity is ,undoubt.
eddy widening, while business senti-
ment, alike in Industrial, mercantile
and financial circles, is becoming dis.
tinctly more optimistic. This better
ment is voiced in the reports from all
leading cities. The best. exhibit is
made by the dry goods and iron and
steel trades, and these trades are so
fundamental to general business pros
perity that their marked improvement
is especially significant. "a 2
Large purchases of pig iron, stimu-
lating to all branches Of the industry
and causing a strengthening of prices,
j. the chief development in that
trade.
I'm dry goods there is an active de-
mand by retailers. Notable sales Of
print cloths have been made and all
cotton goods are active, with advances
in prices in certain lines. Mills are
we'll supplied with orders.
Leather is advancing and hides are
strong. The shoe trade is experience
ing fairly normal conditions.
{. 1.-THE copper market has been un-
favorably affected by the statistics,
showing a large increase in production
in February, and also by the British
coal strike, which, if long continued
would diminish the foreign demand.
It is significant, however, that business
sentiment in England is improving,
Notwithstanding this strike. In this
country the anthracite coal trade is
unsettled by the continued negotia-
tons over the labor question, but this
has stimulated considerable current
buying. The absence Of speculation is
a characteristic feature of business in
all it's branches"
Bank clearings reported for the
week ending March ID show an ag-
gregate of $3,7O1, 695,0OO, as against
s3,572,196,OOO last week and $3,097,-
10000 in the corresponding week last
year.
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EDDYVILLE.

H. Borema who moved from Eddy
Vile to Chicago year ago is visiting
old friends in Eddyville this week.
H. J. Wing while at work at the de-
pot Tuesday suffered a light stroke of
paralysis. His condition is reported as
slightly improved. ~.
Mrs Joe Lee who underwent sur
gical operation in the hospital at Of
tumwa recently was able to return
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Mel Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Johnson and baby of Abba were
guests of relatives in Eddyville Mon
day. N1~
Mrs M. j. Mater of Abba was called
to Eddyville Monday by the serious
illness Of her son Dee Mater. ~...
Mrs. N. NJ Riggs who has been Wis
iting her daughter Mrs. l.. e. Cawley
in Ottumwa stopped off in Eddyville
on Tuesday on her way to Des Moines
and spent the day with relatives and
friends.
A number of Eddyville people drove
over to Pleasant - Corners Tuesday
evening to attend musical given at
that place. The entertainment was
given by the members Of the Eddyville
Baptist church under the direction of
Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Lea Walters who has been
spending the week with her friend
Miss Jennie Tune returned to her
home at Ottumwa Tuesday.
The last number of the Eddyville lee
tire course was given at the opera
house Monday evening. The entertain
ment was given by the Mozart Concert
Co.
Frank Littlejohn who recently re-
turned from Meta, S. D., and who is
now located at Laconta was calling on
Eddyville friends Tuesday.
John Riley of Chillicothe was a bus
mess caller in Eddyville Tuesday.
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SADNESS AGAIN
IN EKWALL HOME
FATHER, WHO DIED FRIDAY,
FOURTH TO PASS AWAY IN
THREE MONTHS =st..

The fourth death in little more than
three months in the Ekwall family &C.
CURED when the husband and father.
e. J. Ekwall, died at 1890 o'clock Fri
day at the residence, 1926 West Main
street. On December his two sons,
Elmer and Victor, met tragic fate
in the Des .Moines river. February IL,
just month ago tomorrow, the angel
of death carried of his little grand
son, nineteen months Of age.
Mr. Ekwall has been afflicted with
cancer for the past two years. For
several months his condition has been
very serious. At the time Of the death
of his two young sons, it was thought
that the shock, together with his ILL.,
ness, would soon permit him to join
his children. Mr.. Ekwall has resided in
Ottumwa for some years and was
much respected by all. Death found
him peaceful and ready to obey the
call. He selected his own pail bearers,
those friends who were very near to
him. John Swenson, Gus Swanson,
Ben Elliott, John Hurd, Ernest Ask
loft and Jacob Nelson. ~
The funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
family residence and at 8 o'clock at
the Swedish Lutheran church. Rev. O.
A. Henry, the pastor, will have charge
Of the services. Burial will be made
In the Ottumwa cemetery.
The first bereavement of the family
came December 8, on Sunday. Victor
and Elmer, aged nineteen and ten,
went hunting. In crossing the west
dam, they fell into the water in some
manner. They were founu
two days later. Mr.. Ekwall's grandson,
James Burton, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ekwall, died February II.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
CHARLTON.

Miss Hazel Adcock of Melrose, re-
turned home yesterday after a few
days visit with her grandparents Mr..
and Mrs. Isam Adcock.
Mrs A. T. Stevens Of Oskaloosa ar
rived yesterday for a visit with her
daughter Mrs. O. +. Dunn.
Miss Jessie Andrew who is trimming
in a millinery establishment at Calu-
met, Mich is here for a visit with her
father J. H. Andrew and other rela-
tiveS
Mrs. John frost of Ottumwa return
ed home last evening after a few days
visit at the home Of her son Will
Tr0st.
Thos. Long of Napoleon, North Da-
kota, returned home last evening aft
err visit of several months with his
daughters Mesdames Todd Lane and
JOS Bertrand. 49,
Mrs. o. z. Hoskins left yesterday for
a few days visit with relatives and
friends in Creston.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
CONVENTIONS IN
Y COUNTIES.
HAVE SIX AND
DEMOCRATS SIX; TAFT GAINS u
CONSIDERABLE STRENGTH.

Des Moines, March 16.-Twelve
county conventions will be held In
Iowa today Republican county con-
ventions will be held at Fairfield, Bur
lington, Iowa City, Toledo, Mt. Pleas
ant and Washington Democratic
county conventions will be held at
Leon, Alton, LeMars, Toledo, Oska-
loosa and Ottumwa. ... ..
Republican caucuses will be held in
Sac and Benton counties, while pri-
maries will be held in Van Buren, and
Buchanan counties. 50,
County conventions today in Des
Moines, Jefferson and Louisa counties
insure control of the first district
convention at Burlington next Wed.
nesday to the Taft supporters and two
more delegates will be elected to the
national republican convention in
structed for Taft. T This will make
eight Of the ten so far named for the
national administration. District con-
ventions in the second, third, fourth,
fifth, tenth and eleventh have not as
yet been called.
In the SECOND district, however,
first aid came to Taft when the John
son county convention today selected
Taft delegates to, the number of
fifteen to both the district and state
conventions. Johnson county thus
leading off for the administration 1t is
predicted by conservative politicians
here that the entire district will go
for Taft. ~s-"
While it has been expected the
Cummins forces would carry the tenth
and eleventh districts reports from
there are to the effect that many
hitherto Cummins supporters are very
much displeased with ts.- attitude of
Cummins leaders in the seventh dis
trict refusing an endorsement to the
national administration. They say
that while they have been Cummins
supporters they do not believe in as
summing the attitude of refusing to
endorse the administration Of their
party and thus out of pure spite draw
party defeat down upon their heads.
The third, fourth and fifth districts
are fighting ground, thaugh Taft
leaders in the third claim they will
control the district with good
margin Of votes.
The Burlington Conventions.
Burlington, March 16-The nomina.
ton of President Taft for president
and commentator of his administra
ton and policies were included in a
resolution unanimously adopted by the
Des Moines county republican conven-
ton this afternoon. State Senator La
Mont Cowles was endorsed as dele
gate to the national convention from
the first congressional district.
Woodbury. for Taft.
Sioux City, March 16.-Woodbury
county will line up in the Taft column
when the republican county convention
chooses delegates next Tuesday.
all the caucusing was con-
cluded last night, when the two largest
wards in Sioux City choose Taft dele
gates almost without fight. These two
wards alone have a voting strength of
forty-six. One ward, the sixth in.
for Roosevelt
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
IOWA MINERS
AID SOCIALISTS
RESOLUTION AT CONVENTION
RECOMMENDS POLITICAL &C.
TON; CHARGES FAIL.

Des Moines, March 1s.-Wesley
first speaker on Saturdays program
of the thirteenth district miners con-
vention in session here.
The charges preferred against
Frank Cameron, secretary.treasurer
of the district, and John Cochrane,
board member from the second sub
district, by local No. 2741 from Haynes,
were disposed of yesterday when the
two were exonerated by the dele
gates attending the convention. A
resolution declaring that there were
no grounds for the charges. which was
said to be trivial, was adopted.
After the resolution declaring the
miners should rally to the political
party working for the best interests
of the members Of the miners union
the socialist party was recommended
The original resolution declared that
the miners should instruct" their
members to work for the nomination
Of candidates of this party. The
word instruct" was stricken out and
recommend substituted.
The full text. of the resolution fol-
lows:
1--WE, the producers of wealth and
electors of every political officers from
the village constable up, could elect
every political officers out of our own
class willing to legislate laws bene-
ficial to us and to all the human race,
and we are begging for something we
have IN our power, then we should in
struct our members to join and vote
Tor the party which works for the
working class, for It's uplift and better
ment, and If united could undo the
capitalist"
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BIDW ELL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Lewis visited on
Saturday at the Willard Upp home
near BlakeSburg.
Mrs. Margaret Dixson and Carl
Chisman visited recently at the VIM.
Dixson home near Chillicothe.
Mrs. Catherine Johnston and son
Frank visited Sunday at the Millard
Upp home near Blakesburg.
Miss Alta Johnston who is attending
school in Ottumwa spent Sunday at
the parental 0. w. Johnston home.
Mrs Dickey is visiting relatives in
Ottumwa for a few days.
This community was greatly Shock
ed when the news was received here on
Monday of the violent death OF curtis
Johnston who was killed by a Burling-
ton train Sunday night. He was form
erlv a resident here, this being his
birth place. He was highly respected
here.
Jack Davis and family of South Da-
kota have returned home after an ex-
tended visit here with relatives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
STRUCK BY DOOR.
Burlington Conductor Injured at New
London When Replacing
HANGING Car Door.

While trying to adjust a door on
the side of freight car in his train
at New London yesterday afternoon,
Conductor Gus Angst of the Burling-
ton sustained a painful injury to his
left shoulder. The door was hanging,
and fearing it would fall off and cause
injury to someone or the train itself,
the conductor attempted to replace it,
when it fell on him and knocked him
down upon the ground He reported
off when he reached Ottumwa and
deadheaded back to Galesburg, his
home, and was substituted by another
east end conductor on his turn.
Other Rail Notes.
Engineer l.. Campbell of the Bur-
lington is among those reported for
Suty after an absence
Engine No. 1874 has been sent to
Des Moines for service there, reliev-
ing engine No. 1923 for the shop.
C. Burgason of the train depart
ment and H. o. Ball Of the switching
force at night, have reported for duty
after varying absences.
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maine IS SUNK,
BODIES OF DEAD
ARE sent HOME
From Saluting Guns
Shroud for Vessels Burial
at Sea; Honors Paid Sail
ors Who Died in Tragedy.

Havana, Cuba, March 16.-The
solemn funeral rites connected with
the sinking Of the battleship Maine
and with carrying to their last resting
place the bodies of many OF ner gal
liant sailors are going on here today.
The old battleship is being sunk in
the waters of the Gulf Of Mexico, the
smoke of the saluting guns of war
vessels serving for funeral shroud,
while with all the pageantry and pomp
of national mourning, the bodies of the
sailors are being brought back to
Washington.
Following the procession by the
president of the Cuban republic and.
by all the other high dignitaries OF
Cuba and amid vast concourse of all
classesof Cubans and American citi-
zens, the dead of the Maine were
borne on the shoulders of Cuban
sailors and artillerymen through the
streets Of Havana. Cuban infantry
lined the side walk on which great
multitude reverently uncovered as the
bodies passed from the mortuary
chamber in the palace to the side of
the harbor. ss
There they were formally placed in
the custody of officers of the United
States navy in the service of which
they had given their lives.
AS the caskets draped with Cuban
and American flags and covered with
flowers were borne out guard Of
honor saluted and all along the line
the salute was continued until the
procession reached the harbor. At the
harbors itself stood guard Of honor
of Spanish-American war veterans
and facing these was another guard of
honor of Cuban soldiers. The day
was clear and warm, with no wind
blowing, and the inhabitants of Ha-
vana came out to witness the process
sion almost to a man.
The other great function, the sinking
of the wreck of the Maine, is taking
place this afternoon. The old battle
ship, her decks hidden beneath great
masses of floral offerings and escorted
by warships belonging to the United
States navy and the Cuban navy, is
being towed out to sea. Under the
salutes of cannon from the Cabanas
fortress she is proceeding to find her
last resting place in the unsounded
depths of the Gulf of Mexico.
New York Flags Half Masted.
New York, March 16.-Flags were
half masted on public and many
private buildings today in commemora-
ton of the burial of the battleship
Maine at sea, which will be towed
from Havana harbor out into the
and sunk in final resting
place in the seas this afternoon. Bells
on Trinity church and it's nine
chapels will be tolled, and the st.
Patricks day parade Of 10000 has
planned to halt and stand at attention
for five minutes with colors trailing
at the time set for the burial of the
Maine off the Cuban coast.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
MITTWOCH CLUB
- ENTERTAINED

The members of the Mittwoch club
spent delightful afternoon with Mrs.
j. X. Dougherty, $40 West Fourth
street, yesterday. Mrs. Dougherty
served luncheon in two courses. Mrs.
S. E. Giles of Mason City was an out
of-town guest.
Card Of Thanks.
We want to thank the many friends
and the Brotherhood of Railroad
1'rainmen for their kindness in our
bereavement the loss of our dear
brother and son. ..
Mrs. Caroline Johnston and family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
JOE RIVERS AND ...
WHITE MEET TODAY

Los Angeles, CAL, March 16.-With
the winner, said to be assured of a
match with AID Wolgast on July 4 for
the lightweight championship, Joe
Rivers of Los Angeles and Jack White
of Chicago were scheduled to fight 20
rounds at Vernon arena this after
noon.
It was required that both men
should weigh 1913 pounds at 10 o'clock
this morning and neither had trouble
in meeting that condition. Although
White is a boxer of greater experience
than the local boy, the Mexican has
ruled a favorite in the betting at odds
of 10 to 7.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19

ledge? It is plainly stated that keep
ing the law could not do it, but Cali
that believe are justified" Wherever
Paul and his companions went, some
of the Jews believed and some believ-
ed not, or to put it in the language of
Hebrews 4, some of them "entered in
to rest by believing and some Of them
ito whom it was first preached enter
ed not in because of unbelief" Some
other points in Mr.. Smiths letter
should be answered but space forbids.
i II j. G. Pearson, Eldon, Iowa.