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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
WOULD NOT TAKE
CASE FROM JURY

A motion to direct verdict in favor
of the. defendant was overruled this
morning by Judge D. NJ Anderson IN
the damage suit of Harry Skinner vs..
Lee Rimes. The action was brought
as the result OF fight on the Point
Isabelle road south OF the city and
Skinner claims that Rimes broke his
arm. Following the ruling on the mo-
ton the defense began to take the
testimony Of its witnesses and at noon
court adjourned until Monday.
A state case is assigned for Monday
when the Ida Bettiedine case, statu
tory charge, comes up for hearing
This was delayed during the hearing
Of the criminal calendar on account OF
the illness OF the defendant.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA
HAVE OPEN MEETING

The Adelaide Proctor Study club OF
the Daughters of Isabella have pre-
pared very interesting program for
next Tuesday night, February 20, in
Woodmen hall The meeting will be
open and all friends are cordially in
vited to be present. The following pro-
gram has been arranged:
Address, "The Legal Rights OF
Women in Iowa"-Hon. ]. J. Smith.
Some Noted Women Of Today
Mrs. Mamie Mccarthy.
Patriotic song-Quartet and chorus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. RODGERS
PIONEER oTTuMWA WOMAN DIED
LAST NIGHT At HER HOME
ON TlSDALE STREET.

! After an illness covering nearly five
years, Mrs. Margaret Rodgers, 225
Tisda1e street. passed away in death
about IL o'clock last night at the fam.
lily home. The death Of Mrs. Rodgers
removes one of the pioneers of this
city. She had resided here for the
past forty.four years and Was well
known among the older residents. The
family home on Tisdale street has
been the residence of the deceased the
greater part Of her life in Ottumwa.
She Is the widow of Thomas Rodgers
who preceded her in death ~ years
ago.
Born in Toronto, Canada, January
rs, 1843, Mrs. Rodgers was just past
her sixty-ninth milestone on the road
of life. When young woman of rs
years she came to Ottumwa, having
resided here continuously since 1868.
She had ever been an active woman
until about five years ago, when her in.
f.rmities began. Arterial trouble was
the cause of her illness and she never
regained her former health, although
in the past two weeks she frightened
up considerably and renewed hope for
her convalescence was felt by her chill
dren, Her illness prevented her from
walking to any extent and about II
o'clock last night she passed peace.
fully away.
Surviving Mrs, Rodgers are three
daughters and two sons, all of whom
are now at home. They are: John H.,
Mary, Lena r., Elizabeth and Thomas
e. Rodgers. A sister, Mrs. Daniel
Donahce of Chicago also survives.
The funeral was held from the
residence On Tisdale street this
morning to st. Mary's church, of
which MIS-. Rodgers was a faithful
member. The funeral service and re.
QUEEN mass took place at 8 o'clock
and interment will be made In Ottum-
wa cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
WILL CASSIDY DEAD;
FUNERAL SUNDAY

Cantril, Feb. 17.--Will Cassidy, 46
years old, prominent farmer and
stock raiser OF Van Buren, county, is
dead at his home near here. The
widow survives and the funeral serv.
ices will be held here Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Cassidy had spent prac
tically all of his life in this co1nmun-
ity and was nephew OF the late p.
M. Cassady of Des Moines. Mrs.
Berry Fl. Akers OF Des Moines is his
niece
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
FRIENDS ENJOY
DELIGHTFUL PARTY

Miss Hazel Wyatt entertained a
number of her friends at a Pit party
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wyatt. 1902 West Main
ST., Friday evening. Cad Eaton won
the prize in the Pit game. A delicious
supper was served and the following
were present: Misses Bessie Lauder
back. Cecil Wright, Bernice Wright,
Loretta Wyatt and Messrs. Guy Doc
little and Donald Wyatt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
Corner Case to Jury Monday.

Des Moines. Feb. 1.-THE case Of
George Corner, who is on trial in the
district court charged with manslaugh-
ter, will go to the jury Monday. Cor
ner is charged with having driven an
automobile In such reckless manner
that two occupants Of the car recelv-
ed broken skulls when the car hit q
telephone pole. Both men died
The testimony in the case has been
finished and the arguments started by
the attorneys.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
Pullman Car Case Settled.

Waterloo, Feb. 17--Settlement in the
case OF Lillian M. Smith vs. the Pull.
man Palace Car Co., in which dam.
ages were claimed in the sum Of 81, 1893
for alleged attentions and annoyances
Of negro porter to the plaintiff while
a passenger from Minneapolis to Du.
buque in car of the defendant COM
pany, has been settled out of court,
the plaintiff receiving the sum Of $3.50
and the defendant paying the costs OF
the suit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
BIRTHS.

BORN-S Saturday morning, Feb. II,
1912, to Mr.. and Mrs. Tony O'Malley,
at the home of Mrs. OMalley's
mother. Mrs. Mary Muldoon, 1902
East Main street, a daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. O'Malley's home is in st.
Louis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
ART CLUB WILL STUDY
BERLIN SCHOOL.

Mrs. T. A. Fulton will have charge
of the afternoon study of the Art club
which meets at, the home of Mrs. J.
G. Hutchinson, 147 East Court street,
Tuesday, Feb. 49, The Berlin school,
and Gustav Richter, Adolph Menzek
Ludwig Knaus, and Benjamin vautier
will be studied
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
CATHEDRALS IN THE SOUTH
STUDY OF CLIO CLUB.

= English cathedrals in the south.
Canterbury, Winchester, Salisbury anu
Stonehenge, will be studied at the
meeting of the Clio club Monday after
noon with Mrs. William Hansel, 451
North Market street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
OTrUMWA GIRL
HONORED At PARTY.

Miss Corinne Cheadle, 203 North
Wapello street, who is visiting in Keo-
kuk was the honored guest at 9 bridge
party this week. The Gate City tells
of the affair as follows: Mrs. Arnott
Weess entertained company at
bridge Friday afternoon in honor OF
Miss Corinne Cheadle Of Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
BAY VIEW CLUB
MEETING MONDAY

The Bay View club will meet with
Mrs. Martin Israel, POI East Maple
avenue, Monday afternoon. Anglo
italian and German influences in East
Africa will be studied; also Abyssinia
and Abyssinians with review OF a
Journey on the Nile( led by Mrs. S.
L. McGavic.
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|. A. TO A. o. II.
ENTERTAINED At CARDS.

Tables were placed for high five at
the entertainment given last night In
the UT building by the L. A. to A. 0.
H. Mrs George Parish received nigh
score honors for the ladies and Ed
ward Denefe for the gentlemen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
1912 CLASS PARTY
IMPROMPTU AFFAIR.

: The impromptu class party OF 1917
held Friday at the home of Prof. +.
M. Hammitt on North Wapello street,
was thoroughly enjoyed by q large
number of students. Two course re-
freshments were served.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
Republicans at Logan Feb. 27.

Logan, Feb. Nv. l.. Stern, chair.
man Of the republican county commit
tee, has issued q. call for a county con-
yention to be held here Feb. 81 Dele
gates to the congressional convention
, to be held at Council Bluffs March IL
and delegates to the state convention
at Cedar Rapids ADril II. will be
selected
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
ACT 5 KING JOHN
SHAKESPEARE STUDY.

Miss Emma Cooper will lead in the
Shakespeare study Act 5, King John,
and Mrs: ]. G. Meek in the Dante
study, Monday afternoon at the meet
ing of the club at the home of Mrs. T.
A. Fulton, S24 North Court street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-20
TROY.

Mrs. Jefferson of Burlington Is Wis
ting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Hansen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Evans moved to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03
Enforcing the Liquor Laws
OCAL police arTesng
the liquor

oCAL
initiative of the police selling Sunday
resulted n n FORGETTING o.
Activity direction for of the tending
manfesy against against
nothing
to
the time.
election
prohibition The
in Of
generally
regulatory
protected
own nbndled appetites
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03
The Herald's Daily
Shert Story

cramped. and he rose to stretch his
! limbs.
embankment. and saw that the sky in
/ the east was flushed with purple and
/ gold. But he felt no pleasure in it, for
he was cold and unrefreshed by mis-
short sleep.
He looked down at the water. and
saw that points of rose light danced
on its surface, and the black had
turned to grey.
coping of the wall and looked right
down into the water-many fathoms
down to the grey ooze and centuries of
slime.
There were many queer things at the
bottom. There were ships anchors
, with rusted lengths of steel cables
There were also skulls there. and many
! bones were strewn about the uneven
While he looked, flesh grew upon
the bones, and the skulls became liv-
ing heads. And he saw they were men
like himself The faces were thin
and emaciated. with great hollow eyes
and grinning, wolfish mouths. They
| held out lean arms to him, and uttered
strange inaudible cries.
He remembered to have seen some
of them before. One-ah, when was
it2-had shared with him the same bed
in the shelter of a railroad arch An
other he had known as deadbeat like
himself, a frequenter of doss-hOuses,
and more oftenA the embankment. Now
they were down there, and he was still
alive.
He saw that the strange shapes in
the water began to dance A wild.
groteSque dance it was, full of IN
slightly motions and grimaces. They
beckoned to him to join in the dance.
but he would not. He was very cold,
and the water colder stir
But the dance grew wilder. and the
idea grew stronger in his mind After
all. why not? There were many down
there, and perhaps they had found
forgetfulness. He noticed they did not
look sad = .
The furious dance of death urged him
on. Whey had no desire for eating or
drinking; perhaps, they did not feel the
cold.
Quickly. and without looking round.
he slipped into the water.
It was very cold. and chilled him TO
the bone.
He sank. once, and then rose
with a strange gurgling cry for help,
but it was strangled in his throat as
the water rose over him and he sank.
The third time he sank; he rose no
more
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03

country Is another result of the efforts
of those who are seeking to enlarge
our food supply. The number of Amer
leans who during their stay on the
canal zone have become attached TO
the papaya will call for a large supply
of that melon-like fruit which few
years ago was almost unknown THIS
is also a semi tropical fruit which IS
being experimental with in some of
the southern states. In Panama it is
used as a melon chiefly, although a
chef in the employ OF one of the off
GERS of the canal commission won many
enconiums over his Introduction Of
papaya ice cream The papaya is a
rich deep yellow in color and lends
itself well 10 decorative desserts.
Several new melons imported from
Turkey have lately become well eStab-
lished along the. western coast of this
country. The casaba. or ice cream
melon. has been introduced in two
types The summer type is russell in
color and similar to the ROCKFORD
cantaloupe in appearance The winter
type is green outside. The flesh in
side is almost cream white in streaSs
and rich in flayoring-
Chinese Jujube In Texas.
The Introduction of the Chinese date,
or jujube, into Texas and California
has now become quite well established
The name of this fruit is a misnomer,
a. il is more like a plum than a date
in appearance and consistency, and 1t
does not grow upon a palm tree, but
upon a tree resembling plum tree
with the idiosyncracy that instead of
growing from the branches the fruit
is attached directly to the leaf steams
A real date has been introduced into
this country also and there are now
in the Imperial valley of California,
and also in some parts of Arizona, a
number of groves of palm dates which
are already beginning to yield their
fruit in commercial quantities so that
within a few years the supply of home
grown dates will have a noticea bic eff
feet upon the importation of that fruit
from abroad The mango is another of
the new fruits for which taste is be-
ing cultivated, while the supply is be-
ing increased by numerous mango
groves now being planted in southern
states, while the nectarine, introduced
into Texas from Africa. is Of such fla
vor and quality that il becomes popular
as soon as tasted
TomorroW-ClOWns.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03
THE TARIFF s:5. &C., q .! &C. o. 7s:.

TIME tariff is like revolver. 1t is
either a menace or a protection,
h depending on whether you are
opposing it or are standing behind It.
if YOU are opposing the tariff, 1t IS a
cruel and hungry monster which reaches
into the dinner bucket of the poor man
and yanks the porterhouse steak and
cold raspberry pie out Of 1t. II YOU
favor the tariff it is a benevolent high
board fence which keeps the cruel mon
ster of foreign competition from getting
at the same dinner pail.
ANY way YOU look at 1t, the tariff IS
Intimately associated with the dinner
pail A good many people insist that
it is the watch dog of the dinner pail,
while others say that it never pays to
give the dog the contents OF said pail
for watching it.
The tariff lives in the customs house,
but is borrowed by both Republican and
Democratic. parties during each cam
paign and led about the country for
exhibition purposes. When Democrats
exhibit the tariff thew do so with great
terror and pale statesmen endeavOr to
keep it from breaking out OF its cage
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF 1ou
This Date 1893 00y

Rev. T. V. Lilies returned this morn
ing to Las Cruces
Bob Lyons left for san Antonio on
the delayed train last night
This morning the United States court
met with judge 7. s Maxey on the
bench
Ben F. Jenkins was among the, de-
partures today on the 7. P for a short
trip down the road.
Last night Bliss lodge. No. 221. OF the
Knights of Pythias. entertained grand
chancellor J. D. Blake.
Judge Lew Davis left this morning
for santa Fe as a witness before the
court of private land claims
Prof. G. P. Putnam left today over
the T P. for Waco. where ne goes 10
attend the convention Of the Baptist
church.
Capt. A z. Sheppard is in the city
shaking hands with his friends The
captain is one of the best known stock
men in west Texas
A. VI. LOOMS has decided to Frank
Reitzer a parcel Of ground fronting on
Tays street for 40 feet. running back
$500 S. 5se'- me amount OF the 0eai was
Dr. H Bailey, who recently re-
turned from his orchard at Mesilla, y.
NJ, reports a marked shortage in the
usually abundant apple crop. due to
the ravages OF insects.
NJ Connerton and Mrs Della Lane
today decided to W. T. Stewart. in con-
sideration of $3.50, lots II, u. IS. Il
and Is. of block 81 Of Magoffin's adj
ditiOn to the city Of FL Paso.~
Last night the city school board met
IN regular monthly session and trans
acted more business than at any pre-
vious session for some time. President
Race called the meeting to order
The Campbell Real Estate company
has decided TO A Wallace lots 1 and
?, block 235. CampbelFs addition to the
city Of FL Paso- The amount of the
consideration in the transfer was $3.50.
The Santa Fe turned four soldier
trains over to the s P. today at Dem
ing. Three more trains arrived this
morning and one more at noon These
soldiers will be distributed to the va
rious forts along the line west of DEM
ing
Last night a number Of Fl Paso citi-
zens met at the court house for the
purpose Of feeling the pulse of the city
on the street car line promotion Jo-
seph Sweeney was called to the chair
number Of the leading citizens ad-
dressed the meeting, among whom
were ". S NcCutcheOn. Moses Dillon.
II. r. Wood. Col r F. Campbell and
judge Leigh Clark.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03
NEW WATER COMPANY
FOR TOMBSTONE
Takes Over Holdings of Old Hunchuea
Water Company; Municipal Tickets
Named in Primary.

Tombstone, Ariz., Oct. 3.-The Hua-
chuca Water company. of this city. has
been reincorporated under the laws OF
the state of Arizona and has a capt.
talization Of 100000, the incorporators
are also the officers of the company.
A. E. Davis. of San Diego, Calf, is
president of the company. with E D.
Davis. of San Diego. vice president,
and A r. Gardner, OF Tombstone sec
rotary and treasurer. The company
takes over all of the rights. franchises
and other assets of the old Huachuca
Water company which has served
Tombstone for 81 years.
Mrs. Laura Gregg Cannon addressed
a large meeting on the plaza in the in
terest of the movement for votes for
women, an amendment to be voted upon
by the male voters of the state on No
vember 3.
At the primary election for city Of
ficers, the following were nominated:
Democratic: W F Kuckenbereer
mayor; councilman, first ward, Harry
Ross; second ward. Ed Hughes: third
ward, Harry Rafferty,; fourth ward,
Paul Smith; George Bravin for city
marshal
The Republicans nominated for
mayor, c. l. Cummings; marshal.
James Dalgleish; for the four ward
councilmen. as follows: First Frank
Demarest; second. E. NJ Halves: thiro,
Gus Baorn, and fourth, Lee WoOlery.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03
The Hated MOther-iu-Law By Winifred Black

she knew just the same She's a
mOther-thats how. And she thought
what a lucky girl you were to gain
the love of such a paragon among
mortals, her son. the son of her heart
and soul.
She wasn't always old and queer.
you know, this mother of your hus-
band She was young, too, once and
pretty, some say much prettier than
you And she has kept all the letters
her boys father ever wrote her.
PTim, matter of fact letters they'd
seem to you, but do you know that
the queer little old lady you hate reaGs
them over and over. and never fails
to thrill over the one with the faded
rose pressed in 1t, and the line OF
poetry written around the edge OF it.
She could tell you whole lot OF in
terestlng things about the first years
of her married life. if you'd let her.
Why don't you de- IT.
One smile. one real, genuine honest
smile from you would melt the ice
around any elderly heart. They all love
youth and beauty. Go 10 see her to-
day his mother, and go in the right
spirit.
Have you finished the first baby
clothes yeti Run and ask his mother
what she thinks of the new buttoned
bands and see what she says about
safety pins.
Find out whether she approves of
oasshe+S Ct CiiDS tOL l.is illlle new arm
walls. Get her to show you the picture
of him when he was six months old
and had such wonderful hair. my
dear. enough tc reach clear across his
dear little round head" Find out
whether he was subject to collie and
what she did for him.
What, no babies-and none wanted?
Well, we'll; no wonder you're in trou-
ole. You've got to have SOM
take up your time, so you've invented
a hatred.
4 baby would he better. There isn't
much time for hating with a baby in
the house.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03
THE DEADBEAT
BY G. E. sIOcOmbe.

~HE deadbeat trudged steadily on
with the regular pace of those
l who walk aimlessly and regard
less OF direction
He was a little man of 40. with
struggling, grizzled hair and black.
battered old hat His coat was pinned
! tightly over his chest, his unshaven
neck was bare Of collar or tie; his
: boots were torn and painful to the feet.
| There was no expression in his face
Only the little, screwed-up, puzzled eyes
contained q clue to the state Of his
mind.
Hunger had not sharpened his wits.
His thoughts did not crowd together on
his meager. limited horizon. They
crept slowly across the barren canvas
of his mind, puny grey shadows of
thoughts formless and Incompetent
sible.
Presently he turned down one of
those strange. dark lanes of evil repute
that lead TO the embankment 1t was
early yet, and the seats were not all
occupied by other unfortunates like
himself.
He sat down with the same indescrib-
able air of uncohcern that characterized
his walk. and put up his feet on the
bench. He found himself watching the
lights on the farther side of the river.
He counted them without interest. and
regarded their reflections in the black
water. Although he had lived for 40
freshness of green fields and the soft
ness of grass under the feet, he was
always appalled, by the yaStneSs of the
town and the incessant turmoil of its
life. Yet now there was peacefulness
on the riverside to crafty his longing
for rest.
He began to remember the rarely
occurring pleasures of his life. A few
memorable Sunday school bean feasts
of his childhood; times when he had
walked out with girls of his acQuain-
lance; bank holidays that he had spent
They were all so few, and so paltry,
yet they represented the sum of his
existence, for on these occasions he
had forgotten for a few hours the
dresry round of toll that awaited him
year in, year out, the whole of his
life.
His head was still filed with pleasant
thoughts as he quietly fell asleep.
And in his dream he tramped, with re-
newed strength and the flush of health
on his face, over broad stretches of
grassy fields, splendid rolling downs,
and purple, heather grown hills.
When he awoke he felt cold and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-03

and devOuring children, three at a gulp.
On the other hand, when Republicans
exhibit the tariff they put their arms
lovingly around its neck and claim that
it is as useful in a kitchen as two hired
girls and a gas stove. On the whole,
it Is more fun to be a Republican than
a Democrat. because a Democrat IS so
scared of the tariff all through the
campaign that he can't sleep at night
A Democrat will link arms with a tiger
and stroke his whiskers with pleasure,
but let the tariff rise up ever so little
and he shrieks for help from Maine to
California.
Republicans are very kind to the tariff
and point with pride TO its growth and
height But Democrats claim it should
be cut in two close to the tail. and they
would have done so. in 1892 when they
had the thing tied up, If they had not
been so afraid of it.
We owe a great deal to the tariff,
because 1t has protected our infant in
dustries until they could grow up and
become carnivorous.
Copyrighted by George Mathew
Adams-)