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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13
100000 FIRE LOSS
AT KEOKUK TODAY
Theater Gutted as Well as Standard
Oh Offices and Masonic Lodge;
Little Insurance Carried.

Keokuk, Jan 12-The Masonic
temple building was destroyed by fire
Of unknown origin this morning. 1t
contained the Dodge theater and Of
fees of the Standard Oil Co. The loss
is estimated at $100,0U0, with insur.
ance of only $17,500. .s
The fire was discovered in the base.
ment beneath the theater, and in thirty
minutes the entire building was a
mass of flames. Low water pressure
and the extreme cold prevented the
firemen from successfully combating
the fire in the early stages. 1t was
necessary to fasten the hose lines in
the rapidly forming ice on the pave
ments to prevent the streams from
shifting.
The complete loss is estimated at
100000, with only $500 insurance.
The records Of the Standard Oil Co.,
the Masonic lodge and the theater
company are reported to have been
destroyed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13
TODAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE Not in session. Meets at =
p. m. Monday. - - .ss<,
Senator Lorimer continued his tes'
timony before the election inquiry
committee. s
Pennsylvania Gettysburg annivers'
ary commission urged $600,0OO ap-
preparation before Gettysburg con
gressional committee for erection
of permanent memorial. s
at noon.
District of Columbia appropriation
bill considered. ,,"
Andrew Carnegie discussed trust
regulation before steel trust inquiry
committee. go.
Colorado sugar beet farmers dis
cussed labor conditions before sug'
ar trust investigation committee.
Major General Carter told military
committee $4,000 Japanese, subject
to recall in war times, lived IN
Hawaii. ,-.. H.. ...s &
Major General Wood asked appro-
priations committee for additional
field artillery. IL .H
American Federation of Labor Of
flcials urged the labor committee to
create department of labor.
Interstate commerce committee de-
cides to begin Panama canal hear.
ings Monday. - -. Il
Steel inquiry committee subpoenaed
J. H. Reed, Carnegie's counsel and
Secretary KnOx's former law part.
ner. --... ...'.- "., d.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13
Temperatures Range From
20 to IS Below Zero in
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas
and Missouri.
RECORD MARK OF ~ =,
BELOW IN OTTUMWA
Weather Moderated During
Day, However, and at 2 p.
m. Thermometer Had
Reached 13 Below. :.

From 27 degrees at o'clock tn's
mornlnq the weather has moderated to
IS degrees at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The rnoderations, however, ola not
begin until 10 o'clock this morning.
and then It came in Jumps. thirteen
i. expected to be about as high as the
mercury will come today. The weatn'
ser report indicates rising temperature
tonight and Saturday. 'n's = sne
coIdsst day in the history Of ottumwa
and has kept the. police and fire sta
tions busy answering weather calls
Desk Sergeant Morrtssey answered
325 calls from 6 a. m. to 2 o'clock this
afternoon. The hourly readings tot
: e .sr ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13
~ Below at Waterloo,

Waterloo, Jan. r. The minimum
temperature here this morning was
thirty-two below. i
"a Below at Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids. Jan. 12.-The coldest
weather registered here today was
twenty-four below zero.
81 Below at Charles City.
Charles City, Jan. 12-The govern
ment thermometer at noon registered
thirty below At o'clofk this morning
it registered thir;y-four and three
tenths below zero.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 12.-Not IN
twenty-five years has the southwest ex'
sper,s NEED ,ssiIh sesvsf,e ) ,sssitter conuf
tions as those Of last night and early
today. Although the blizzard which
swept western Kansas, northern Okla:
homa and southern Missouri yesterday
at forty miles an hour had abated, the
mercury today dropped to the lowest
point OF the season. Twenty degrees
below zero was registered here at
o'clock today. Conditions In western
Kansas were the worst since 1885 when
the most disastrous blizzard the state
ever knew destroyed thousands OF
cattle and literally drove settlers from
the state. Train service on all west
ern lines was In a chaotic condition,
and on some roads was temporarily
abandoned. The whole southwest
after almost three weeks Of extreme
winter coupled with gas and transpor-
tation famine faced a situation which
unless conditions improve within a
few days will be desperate.
Swamped by appeal for aid the
heaviest since its organization, the
Kansas City Provident association is
sued an announcement that unless
more contributions were received i'm
mediately starvation and freezing
among dependents would result. Thou
sands are without employment IN the
city. The extended cold wave has
quadrupled demands for aid.
IS Below at Sioux City.
Record breaking temperatures ex-
tended throughout the Missouri valley.
Sioux City felt temperature Of 35
degrees below zero. At Omaha and
Lincoln it was 26 below. 81
The Kansas state public utilities
commission and the railroads today
toined in an effort to relieve condi-
tions in western towns and communl-
ties isolated on blockaded branch
lines. Merchants Of Hutchison, Kan,
banded together to send supplies to the
needy in Scott county. Where rail-
roads are blockaded the old fashioned
freighting wagons will be used.
Reports from Junction City. Kan,
say that despite the intense cold farm
ers are drawing their wheat fifteen
miles through deep snow in order to
take advantage Of present good prices.
Fragrant hill school house near juno.
tion City was destroyed by fire today.
Teacher and pupils saved the contents.
Two children were so badly frozen that
their condition Is dangerous. IN
Train Service DemoraIized.
Not since noon Thursday has train
passed over the Santa Fe or Rock
island between Hutchinson and Dodge
City on the Santa Fe railroad or
Hutchinson and Liberal on the Rock
Island. Near Kingman on the Pan
handle division of the Santa Fe six To-
comotives are stalled in a cut unable
to move either way. The crews have
deserted and sought shelter at the
nearest home. IN
In many towns on the roads the
railroad companies are dividing their
fuel supply and giving coal to the
citizens to prevent suffering.
The mercury in Toreka, Kan, reg
istered 19 below zero and fuel fam.
Inc is threatened due to a shortage OF
natural gas.
Ninth Zero Day in Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 12.-Chicago is today
suffering from its ninth consecutive
day Of zero weather. Although there
have been interims of few hours
when the mercury climbed above this
mark, each day, at some time zero
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13

not present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13
oTrUn1yA WAPELo COUNTY, 1oWAsATURDAY JANUARY
Kendall Punches
Man Who Jostled
Coloyed w ON a n

n D. . ~ aa . /. , .1 Z
Washington, d. c., Jan. T.
Representative N. =. Kendall
of the sixth iowa district show
ed pugilistic abilities last night
when blow from his fist down
ed a white man who had upset
an aged colored washer woman I
and scattered her basket full or
fresh laundered clothes IN the
slush. Bystanders say the man
went down wondering whether
he had been kicked by q mule
or struck by a sledge hammer.
Kendall assisted the colored
woman to her feet. aided her IN
gathering her wash and helped
her on a car.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Chicago is today
suffering from its ninth consecutive
day Of zero weather. Although there
have been interims of few hours
when the mercury climbed above this
mark, each day, at some time zero
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13
Cedar Rapids Man Killed.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 12.- August
Erlagher, an employe of the Rock Is.
land shops was killed in the local
yards today, when he fell under a NOV
ing engine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-13
Al at MarshaIItown.

Marshalltown, Jan. 12.--Last night
was The coldest in the history Of the
local weather station. 1t was thirty-one
degrees below zero.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-08
COL. SAM" HORNE
Winsted Mans Career Full of Stir and
 Adventure.

Winsted Mans Career Full of Stir and
 Adventure.
 The Hartford Times says, of Col. Samuel B, Horne, uf Winsted
 A career that has been full of activity has fallen to the lot of Col. ilurne. Be- sides being tho only original stockholder of the Wiusted Citizen Co, he has been engaged in newspaper work iu the state for years. He was born in Ireland, of Protestant parents, but his popularity won for him the distinction of beng the only one born across the sea to be elected 10 the state legislature from Winsted. In doing so he overcame a democratic majority of l25, and the loyalty of his friends from the ould sod was the great factor in his being elected.
 When the war of the rebellion broke out, Col. Horne was the first volunteer to respond to Abraham Lincoln $ call for aid Tn thls state. He enlisted in the llth Connecticut volunteers, and in coniuno- tion with the 18th of this state he and his regiment took part in the bloody con tests at Antietam, the l6th entering the engagement the day following the re- ceipt of their arms. The colonel was also in the last engagement of the war. Still he considers himself the youngest veteran in the state, so far as spirits are concerned.
 As mark of his bravery and char. acter of service rendered in action, Col. Horne is a member of the Medal of Honor legion of the United States, a legion composed of soldiers who have ao. complished extraordinary deeds while in the field. In '64 Horne was on the staff of Gen. E. Ord. On Sept. go of that year, when the generals troops were in front of Fort Harrison, Horne was sent to deliver message to another division on the line of the union arny's attack. His horse was shot from under him and he himself was wounded. He continued on afoot and delivered his message, fall ing Ill faint after doing SO. Last year Col. Horne was commander of the Army and Navy Medal of Honor legion of the United States.
 Upon his return from the war, Col. Horne began to take an active part in the affairs of the state. He is always busy around the capitol when the legis- lature is in session. In 1869 he was messenger of the senate and in 1884 he served in the legislature,
 'I have been praoticinR law for 42 years in Connecticut and am perhaps one of the longest in the profession in this state" he said, "and l have seen many men grown up in the political field. have also seen the rise and fall of many of the greatest men of the state."
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-08
A CorinthY MonoIogue.
(BY CorlnthY Cohhl

Say, MT. Editer--there, don't be- gin to fidget; I'm old enuf to be yer granmuther so there ain't nothin im- . proper in my steppin' in here minnit to tell ye what think O Bill Bullock's speech at the last Wurra Club meetin'. It's the most splendidist thing I've read in a month O Sundays but alas, I'm afraid, with the fat mans notion, that it amt practical. Politics an rightus- ness are as far apart as the antippydees. They ain't good mixers. Wimmin hev got the idee in their heads that they are goin' to mix 'em or pull 'em to get in, but the average bunch of wimmiu hev got to learn to do better team work than they do now in small town, before they can get politics an religun to do as rightusness and peace did once, that is kiss each other. Noooddy has ever yet seen politics kissin religun to enny ex- tent, nor ketohed the, two spoonin' be- hind the social door, an you can take it frum me that wimmenll never make match between politics an religun until bunch of 'em can, do a years team work in every town without the off leaders wantin' to be the right, or the right wheeler kickin' over the traces COZ big envy bee stung her or sumthin didn't suit tell ye office hunger and Ititis hits us all, men and wlmmen alike, when we get to social and political l x,ef DnIs s~ ..Il an politics is after Millyunair. Crafts younger fairer darter-Did you say you wuz sorry couldn't stay longer That's real nice of you, MT. Editur, thank ye. I'd like tew but I'm sendin' off to the missionaries in Dakoty who are tryin' to reform the divorced heathen men an wimmen, B kag of sour cowoumber pickles, so I must be goin'. I've wrapped each pickle up in Suffndge leafet or flier, an I'm goln' to send the kag by the indirect way, for I'm a womanly woman, so 1 shall express it to Peekin', Chiny, an they'll get it on to Dakoty, an may the Lord grant thet after eatin' sum O them good pickles, wrapped up in Suffridge iteratoor, those heathen divorced folks will kiss an make up. In bible times rightusness and peace rmet an kissed each uther, but don't think they've met sence-Take care you re in seeh hurry to shet the door after me it's ketched and tore my new hobble skirt-wait a minnet, there'n be men enuff an to throw away, at wlm- mems meetin's in this town or enny other, when they get the ballot. See how Roosevelt an Tatt got after the wimmen when their vote would count (Wa'al now wonder if I'll get the door shet in my face when can vote p Excuse me MT. Editor, I've kun back to tell ye thet tho not menny men came to the Suffridge meetin' there's hull raft of 'em thet bought our tickets, God bless 'em My land he smiled real sort O pleasant when sed that. Shuolls ! wuz only employin' tho indirect methud on him.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-08
Last Of the Mohegans.

James F. Congdon, last male member of the Congdon branch of the Mohegan Indian tribe, died suddenly last week in Plainfeld aged TO years, surviving his brother only few weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-08

"What are the principal activities of the official position our friend occupies?"
 "Fhose involved in holding on 10 it," replied Senator Sorghum.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-05
TRAINING FOR THE FlREMEM
GtSs'ia Alderman Wanted Them TO
Practice fcr TWO Days Before
Each Blaze.

a number of years ago" said an
r-,-ScdGGaa "a substantial German
American cit.lan was elected to the
council In SciaIia. No. His sound
business ideas soon made him easily
The strongest member Of the body n
point Of influence, but there were
times whom his ideas became tangled
"About the time the alderman in
question was completing Ms first
term there arose q somewhat general
and severe criticism Of the towns
fire protection After the matter
had been thoroughly discussed the
alderman came TO the conclusion
That thc trouble wo5 due TO inem-
cheney ON the part OF the frcmcn.
Iiaf IL an fixed oop' the alder
man confdcJ to his colleagues at
one Of the meetings you waste no
more dime ia dalk. You choosl vote
for mine ordinance
"Ila aldermen had sufficient faith
n 'heir associates ability 20 cope
with the municipal problems TO wait
Tor tdo ordinance, which vas TO be
introduced ard pa ed under rs-
pension Of. Gle rules They expect
c3 satisfactory explanation whom
thcmasur, should be introduced it
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-05

&-.-e-. vn, W. Vo.-Thc cr-cory CO
Tie ,.4.o. 1ity has been tle scene ot
G.cI, deal Of activity the pcsl J,,o
Weo.s. Tho large number oil irosa-
L1a e-,c.ing this year mas increased
the st.-a-,h Q, the corps 10 such an
extent i.-c it las been found necos.
sary go form aHCthor company. This
intakes 40 normal organization for "a
b-ttaii.a of four companies. Nearly
I'll OF t11 authorized state cadet Gp-
po.atmcE,s have been taken 10. T-1
students arc just beginning to realize
tie value OF tnesc appointments and
t.cy axe in great demand.
tgC-maNG-nt Weeks IS planning r-r
a-W indoor tarSet range to ooas...
{. ave targets, which will be GrsaA.ed
g., lch way that the firms Will not
tcre in any way with the use OF
armory floor as drill nail ar
practice has been found TO be enc
g.. ,.2 .---st interesting features OF tlc
,..o training. Last year The JG.ro:-
,,y entered TIE intercollegiate mach
watch was conducted by the Matte cI
!.-.!e Association Twelve OF tAc
largest COLLEGES in the east We're en-.
,c.eS ia tA.5 match. Vest Ni-a,, 20
University finished sixth, Wrich, con-
s'-c.'a, ,he .-c; that it was their dr1t
81, -2gt, is a Very good showing. TBS
year l-cy expect TO come cut very
l-.el nearer tha top. In councctiun
v-,A the range the commandment pro
peso" ID .rliclU.e q change IN the
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-05

For trc g. c.l ,,. 1888 v-o .r7 .
pleasure .-i -l'r 20 0--s.s,
on frait- cessna .r. ..s. ;.H
fOnowirs sing ..rH . ue .....
For l-ta.,I.l i.. t,~e is noga
more Who. -e t..,- 'Gc. wa,et
cooked u-t.i a.. cq-a. s..s.l
vita CT -N cl ss-- .-7..-F and
corrmec, rtA
The EU,l5c.5 e. c-U~s ta2t may be
prepared -"i.fr.. -.c3- arc laany, the
nourish,aT cream soaps and those Of
nuts ana vegetables arc fully as salts
flying os soaps prepared f.on meat
H2Vy 1ea1 SouP.-Cook together o
cuT OF beans and q slice OF onion; ada
five cups OF w2tcr and c.mr or urtl
the bean may be pa, through sieve.
Season aAd serve with the addition
of butter.
Tomato 5lsqJe.-Take cup OF
strained tomato, add Eve cups Of
5 water, a half cup Of peanut butter,
( throe-fcurths of a teGspoonful of salt.
[ Cook all together until well blended.
/ Salt, If needed, and serve.
Creole Soup.-Cook together q small
carrot, q small turnip, n large onion.
1.-TWO tablespoonfuls Of rice and pint
LOT water. When all the ingredients
are tender rub through a sieve. Add
q cup OF tomato, season and serve.
Fruit Salad q la Creme.-To a cup
OF sliced pineapple add a cup of seed
ed grapes and n large banana. Over
this fruit pour tho following dressing:
Cook together two tablespoonfuls each
Iol butter and -four. half a cup OF lem
on Juice, three beaten yollls, two table
lspoonfuls OF sugar. cup OF cream
and a fourth OF toaspoonful Of salt.
Cool and add whipped cream.
Make q circle Of cold baked beans,
n the center put c stuhing OF bread
'rumbs, seasoned with sage onion
Juice, butter, salt ard celery Mix
with an esg ard cover the stumng
with the beans; bake and serve hot.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-05
university NEVIS
GREAT ACTIVITY m COLLEGE
AND ATHLETIC WORK At WECT
VIRGINIA GNiVEEciTY.
VERY STRONG FOOTBALL TEh.l

The Univ-rsity Has Very Large At-
tco.-.-c -Msry New lEcJu-tcr5
has ,ocn Added to the -1-ui.y -
The FcHous Societies and ocGSa.-
l---as are receiving the New o-y-
Cc--- Jader Their Respective Gan-
r-rs.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-05
a GRAND
Christmas PackGg3
Of Superior Merit Ia
QauIity and Quantity.
THE CONTENTS CONSISTS o.


THE CONTENTS CONSISTS OF.
M, A.s,,..lc .,..l c..
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as eco.
: ChiiS'mas Greeting legs aHo
Cards.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-05

Prof George =. Wells comes from
Toledo, Ohio, where in addition to his
active practice he was in charge Of the
law department OF ST. Johns Uniyer-
sity. Ills academic preparation was
made at Oberln College, and his law
training at the University Of Michigan.
H"~suocecds Prof Wiley. who IS re-
firing after ,wcDty-iouc years OF faith
full service
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-05
cHhMcEe nv rtir FACULTY.

Or. ". p. EdMunds, who succeeds
:. W. Chez as physical director and
ioc-2@A coacn, $ graduate of Mich.-
ga& IN medicine. He played Cor three
years on the Michigan football team,
ard afterwards for two years On the
Al.-.'cs.orn team. lie also has rec
ord Is an alEaround athlete in basket
bail, tennis, boxing and track work
IIa j. assisted by r. L. Thomas, Of
ONO State University, and formerly
q player on the team at Hiram College
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-05

CC.s1AHccaa Clerk
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
NO sLEEPING-BAG FOR THEM
LapIanders Preferred the Snow and
the Open Air, and So Had a
Comfortable Night.

Sir Henry Lucy tells in the Corn
hill Magazine a good story that he
had from Nansen, the explorer. 1t
amusingly illustrates the hardy health
OF the Laplanders.
Part of Nansen's equipment for his
trip across Greenland consisted of two
sleepingbags made of undressed
skins. On the first night of the jour
ney Nansen and his two Norwegian
companions got into one of the bags,
pulled the mouth tight across their
necks, and SO slept in the snow with
only their heads out.
Before retiring to rest, Nansen saw
the three Laplanders he had engaged
for the expedition cozily tucked into
the other sleeping-bag. When he
awoke in the morning. almost numb
with cold, he observed that the bag
in which he had tied up the Lapland-
ers was empty, and that they were no.
where in sight. He was afraid they
had deserted him, and scrambling
out of the bag he went in search of
them. He found the three men fast
asleep behind hillock of snow that
they had scraped together as a pro-
lection against the wind.
"Ah, master" they said, when ask
cd to explain this extraordinary con-
duct, 1--WE couldn't sleep in that thing
1t was, too hot, SO we got out and
have had comfortable night here"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Newspapers and Literature.

All this over emphasis of the un-
meaning surface is due to confusion
OF newspaper and literary standards.
ends, aims. The word literary has come
to suggest an absence of red-blood;
spinners and knitters in, the sun; the
35 cent magazine crowd; this is nom
sensical. of course. In its elemental
meaning literature is at least as stern
jab as journalism. albeit the inten-
ton and function of the latter is mere
ly to present things that happen, of
the former to volatilize such material
into lowering and potent meanings. to
strike the rock and raise a spirit that
is life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Suffrage Wins in Four States.

A by-phase of the general election
that became known was the success of
woman suffrage in four of the five
states where constitutional amend
ments were submitted to the people.
The victory of the women was COM
plete in Kansas, Arizona and probably
Michigan. Late returns from Oregon
indicated they had succeeded there.
while from Wisconsin came returns
showing the decisive defeat Of the
equal suffrage proposal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Truth About Old Age.

George F. Baer. the famous Phila-
delphia railroad man. said on his
seventeen birthday:
81 agree with Professor Metchnikoff
about the wisdom of the old. Profess
sor Osler made it fashionable to de-
cry gray hairs. but my experience has
been that the old not only possess
wisdom, but they seek it also"
With a smile Mr.. Baer added:
1.-THE only people who think they
are too old to learn are those who
really are too young"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Probably Prize Crouch.

A grouchy butcher. who had watch
ed the price of porterhouse steak
climb the ladder of fame, was deep
in the throes of an unusually bad
crouch when a would-be customer. s
years old. approached him and handed
him a penny.
please, mister, want a cents
worth of sausage"
Turning on the youngster with a
growl, he let forth this burst of good
craftsmanship:
60 smell O. the hook"-New Or
leans Daily States.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
viii Not Ask Second Term.

Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.-"T ex-
pect to be governor of Colorado for
but two years and shall not be can
didste for any political office at the
expiration of that time," said Elias M.
Ammons. governor-elect
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
So Many Like TribbIe.

"Tribbles is a discontented fellow.
don't believe he ever knows what he
wants"
"Oh, yes. He knows what he wants.
What makes him discontented is the
fact that he also knows he can't get
it"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Cabinet Makers Already Busy.

Washington.-Cabinet makers are
busy conjuring with names of those
who will share with Wilson in shaping
the policy of the next administration.