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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31
NINETEEN WAGONS
" NEEDED FOR HOGS
Three Jefferson County Farmers Sold
Great Many ANIMALS to
Fairfield Man.

Fairfield, Dec. 30.-Three Jefferson
county farmers Thomas Grant, Omar
Tracht and Charles Rawlings, who re.
side eight miles southeast of Fairfield,
sold their hogs last week to Harry
Smith of this city, and when 1t came
time to deliver them 1t took nineteen
wagons to get them to Fairfield.
People passing along the road
looked in wonderment when they
counted nineteen wagons in line all
loaded with hogs. The procession rep
resented several hundreds Of dollars
to the owners of the animals. pr.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31
FIND RUNAWAY LAD
IN DES MONIES
South Bend, Ind, Boy Who Left Home
Two Weeks Ago Was Located in
Capital City Today

Des Moines, Dec. 30 Charles R..
Stoltz, son of prominent physician
Of South Bend, Ind, was found here
early today few hours after his
father had left for southwest Iowa to
hunt for him.
Stoltz disappeared from his home
two weeks ago, leaving clues which
led to Des Moines His father spent
week herA searching in vain for the
boy. The elder Stoltz was reached by
telegraph and returned to claim the
runaway boy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31

Silence greeted this question until
Patrick F. Farrell stepped before the
Judge.
"Your honor" said Farrell 81 have
something to say in my behalf"
Some things have been said in your
behalf that we're better not said" in
terrupted the court. rs it fact that
you were not in sympathy with the
dynamite campaign
"That is fact your honor, "
responded Farrell. I'm 1907 I voted
against a resolution to continue the
strike of the iron workers. I never
have been in sympathy with dynamit-
ing"
"Farrell's action in trying to keep
certain officials in the iron workers
union might be construed two ways, "
said District Attorney Miller.
"Then we wifa take the innocent
way" said Judge Anderson. II have
been on th& bench ten years and have
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31

Peebler, G. c. Cummings and Chas.
Ross has been appointed to secure a
building In which to hold the insti-
tute and also to complete the final ar
rangements. There is great deal OF
interest being manifested in the COM
ing sessions by people from all over
the country as this has been an ex-
cellent year for crops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31
Cheer Their Fellows.

SHCCI HCI C'IS~o'
Herman G. Seiffert Of Milwaukee,
and Daniel Buckley, Davenport, Iowa
the only two of the forty men on trial
who were adjudged not guilty, came
into court as spectators and leaning
over the ratings, endeavored to cheer
the prisoners. The appearance of sc
many men, all waiting to learn how
long they were to be deprived of their
liberty, was that Of a crowd which
was about to witness some fatal hap.
pening.
Back in the last row Tveitmoe, who
was directly accused Of aiding in the
destruction of the Los Angeles Times
building wah handed large package
of mail by United States Marshal
Schmidt. The prisoner who had gone
through the three months trial pre-
occupied in book of poetry, or notes
Of the proceedings. now glanced hur
riedly through the mail, then laying II
on the floor, began to rock back and
forth in his chair.
Philip A. Cody, Of New Orleans
asked permission to send out mes
senger boy for chewing tobacco.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31

DR.. and Mrs. A. H. Bowles of Keo-
kuk have gone to, Eldon after a short
visit at the Drs=F. w. Bowles home,
10 North Marion street Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Banks have returned to their
home in Keokuk after visiting at the
BowleS home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31
New Depot for Webster City.

Webster City, Dec. 30.-The North
western railroad company will soon
issue bonds in the sum OF $10,00O,O00
for the purpose of making improve
ments along its lines. Webster City Is
on the list for new passenger sta
ton
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
INCOMING STEAMSHIPS.
NetvS Oddities
Va over American ragtime.

hss ons msd owe
= oils sleep
D .
tckle
on
a railway mail
eserk in Denver conn itcl
" 1t
n the mag
uainmen eabmon and ministers.
6sendsnt siensted affections II ear-odw
4np After three cheers
GhanA you" 1850 .
Pittsburgh
lie his
hh meals dispease - ~
70 ebdse Old shpmsts
oovn the big chimney Of farmhouse s
- snaea nss1z u Asaah
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
MRS. SANTA CLAUS ON CAR
She Gives s25 % Three Neglected
Riddles.

The City Nurse 81 Brooklyn, Mrs.
Ulrich, Id Agent Bennett Of he Chill
dren's Society. ;ook ,as.:nir <as!asky.
eight Gears aid; ais hster Victoria,
three years old and oaby brother Sigls-
mund to the looms Of he .children's
Society IN Brooklyn to-day from ,heir
home In Elmhurst. Their mother had
spent all the Christmas money their
father had brought home last Saturday.
but had not brought them anything to
eat. The neighbors complained and she
was taken away to the Astoria station
On the street car a woman with a
heavy fur coat began asking questions
about the children. Before she left the
car she gave Bennett Ave s. bills and
asked him to see that the children had
complete outfits OF comfortable cloth
ing and a few toys before night. She
would not tell the agent her name.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
ORDER AN INSPECTION
OF ALL "a" STAiRWAYS.
Fatal Collapse of One on Long
Island Railroad Results in
Wide Inquiry.

Following a hearing before the Pub
lie Service Commission to-day on the
collapse of the cement stairway lead
ing to the Nostrand avenue station of
the Long Island railroad, an ord er
was issued by the Commission requiring
an inspection at once of all the stair
ways and stations Of the elevated lines
In this city. 1t has been reported to
the commission that several stations
aud stairways are under suspicion, and
that many of these old structures will
have to be overhauled and made alb
solutely safe.
1t wal. testified at to-day's hearing
that the roads officials had placed too
much confidence In the cement STAIR
wa construction on the Atlantic ave.
nue. division. 1t was pointed out by
tnu engineers that when the cement
stairways were built nuts were not
screwed on the bolts which helped
fasten the cement to the castiron
frames of the stairway. and that the
vibration caused by passing trains
| loosened tho bolts. Then the structure
gave way. 1t was In this collapse that
David II. Cochran OF Brooklyn was
killed
The railroads officials told the Com
mission that they were ready to re-
| move the cement stircases and repla &c
them with steel
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS

SAILED TO-DAY
Buelow, Bremen. Druba bermuda
u. dc Larrinaga. Ryndam. Rotterdam.
Argentina. Meyantc, Liverpool
Ocean Prince, Uruguay. Mohawk. Jacksonville
Lusitania. Liverpool Monroe, Norfolk.
Monroe, CITY of MONTGOMERY
Hampton Roads, Savannah
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24

Of Christmas cards 10 greater this year
than before" said Mr.. Murphy to-day.
MANY OF the cards are very elaborate
and are sent a. hrst class matter. that
II, sealed and sent In envelopes II Ia
for that reason that the post-ofYice
can't really tell Just Whist the increase
amounts to-
The money order department Of the
post-o once has been busier this year than
ever before. The rush In Mat depart
msut began on Dec. .. when tho drafts
to be sent abroad began coming into the
once. A few days rest after that frs'
rush and then the incoming ships
brought In drafts to be cashed from
abroad. To-day win see the last oil
that rush. Then two days rest and the
5000 gray Santa Clauses In the city Will
have to make themselves nt for the ex-
pected and uSual rush Of New Years
cards.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
WALDO FIRES SIX MEN
WHO WERE RE|NSTATED
AFTER FIRST REMOVAL
Sergt. McAuliffe Among Those
Affected by Decision of
City Counsel.

Police Commissioner Waldo was COM
present to Sergeant John McAuliffe and
five patrolmen to-day, and " was with
reluctance that he acted A commun,-
cation was received from James Cre.I-
man. President OF the Municipal Civil
Service Commission, which included the
opinion OF Corporation Counsel Watson
chat an officer cannot be relnstat,d
after having been dismissed from the
force. President Creelman sugges ted
that the men named be dropped from
the payroll
Sergeant McAuliffe was attached to tho
West Seventeenth street station and was
dismissed from the force April ~. 1912.
lie vas reinstated few days later. Pa
trolman John J. Delany was dismissed
from the East F1fty-nrst street station
Aug. 1911. and reinstated Feb. /, 1912.
Charles J. Plunktt. attached to the GA K
street station, was dismissed Feb. IA,
1872, and reinstated March 20. Patrick j.
O'Connor of the Myrtle avenue station,
Brooklyn, was dismissed Feb. %. 1912
and re'nstated April o. William j. IIy-
land OF the West One Hundred and
Fifty-second street station was dismisse
| missed Feb. "a. 1912, and relnstated
March 20. 1912.
The foregoing were all dismissed and
reinstated under Commissioner Waldo
| Patrolman Edward J. Fitzgerald was
dismissed April q. l91i. and relnstated
May II. 1911, by Commissioner Cropsey.
| Creelman's letter ,eads chat Patrick II
| Purcell also :fould nave been dropped
He ~as dismissed ian. p. 1912 and rein
stated March ?, 1912 In the interim Il,
has been retired on a pension and ths
/ courts have held that a pension canno
! be Affected
~ Police Headquarters It was sail
that the matter Is merely technical
/ Commissioner Waldo had followed IA.
:ustom Of years In acting as he did. TIL,
! case OF Patrolfnan Heinatz II n precc.
dent cited lie was dismissed BY tn,
Police Commission Of which Theodor,
Roosevelt was president and reinstate t
| by the same board.
| II L. the general impression that the
men dropped to-day will be again rein.
stated. The law gives the privilege OF
applying 20 the Mayor ,or a -ehearins
within a year after dismissal. and the
men will undoubtedly take advantage oi
the law.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
TWO FIGHT TO THE DEATH
IN DUEL WITH PISTOLS,
Scranton Workmen Fall When One
Receives Five Bullets and the
Other Four.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec 2i.--Two in
furiated workmen on the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
auarrelled early to-day and engaged in
u pistol duel with such effect that both
of them are dead. One OF the men fell
dead after receiving a fourth bullet
in tho breast and the other. with i've
wounds In his chest and back died
after being brought to a hospital in
this city.
The men were stephen Rockso and
Nellie Bossar. The latter. who died in
the hospital, declared he fired in self
defense
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24

prayer. that the outcome Of the present
counsels OF the nations should be peace,
for which he rejoiced to think that there
was new and reasonable hope.
The Pope deplored the attempt yes
terday to assassinate the viceroy OF
India at Delhi
He looked remarkably we'll in spite Of
the arduous task Of receiving many
delegations who had come to bring him
the greetings OF the season.
At the reception the members of me
Sacred College brought their Christ
mas greetings. The Pontiff did not de-
liver an address. The ceremony con-
sisted Of a simple exchange of felicita-
tons.
Cardinal Farley. Arch bishop Of New
York. and Cardinal O'Connell, Arch
bishop of Boston. both telegraph ed
their Christmas good wishes to the
Pope. who expressed his high apprecis-
ton.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
BEDS FOR ALL XMAS EVE.
Ne Destitute Person Need 90 Un'
sheltered Ts.Night.

No man. woman or child need be
without Q bed and . roof Tonight In
New York City.
Any one who 10 homeless may obtain
shelter for the night by applying to
the Home Of the Rescue Society. In the
old Chinese Theatre at Nos and
Doysrs street The Rescue Society has
been working to this end for several
weeks past and angements have been
made with lodging houses along the
Bowcry and it, nslshborhood for the
accommodation Of many hundreds OF
destitute persons.
They can come as fast and as strong
and "a early and late as they want"
said p. J. Noonan. Superintendent OF
the Rescue Society. I'VE will take care
of all Of them. We can say there was
one night, at least. In New York. when
no one need be without shelter"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
SL0CUM SURvIv0RS'FESTIvAL
Children Of Excursion Steamer
Dead to He Cared For.

The Christmas festival for the or.
phans. half orphans and children of all
those connected with the burning of the
excursion steamer General Slocum. and
given under the auspices of the Organi.
zatlon OF the General Slocum Survivors
will be held in Schuetzen Hall. No /.
st. Marks place. tomorrow evening.
The Survivors organization has ar
ranged for gifts to all the children up
to twelve years old. The musical pro-
gramme Is arranged especially for the
children.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
lgNDlNo OF CARDS LlohrENs
PoorMAN's 0URDEN.

More than hve thousand letter carrisrs
are delivering letters. cards and presents
ln this city. The rush began two days
ego. but reached Its height to-day. And
think. for tbs last few days these mss-
esngers OF good cheer have been work.
ting from ten TO fourteen hours q dayi
INT the growing custom Of sending
cards instead Of gifts has greatly light
ened their burdens. Their ioads are
uighter and they are able to carry more
Cor delivery on each trip. To-day when
- turned on the alarm clock and raised
yhs Shads our hearts giAddensd a. We
looked At the whitened streets, but most
~ " forgot II made the work Of the
onail carrier Just twice - hard and louS.
But the tube system that circles the
o1ty has made their hardship little less
A. Assistant Postmaster Thomas r.
Murphy remarked to-day when CON-
Oenting on the Christmas mail. Santa
Claus 10 working underground"
n the suburban districts. particularly
On Brooklyn and Queens. the Post Once
Department has had to contract for
wagons. chiefly on account Of the long
routes the carriers have In those dis
tricts However. the long experience
with great Christmas mails that the
Postmaster Of New York has had has
taught him many things. and nowadays.
uniess traf5sc 10 tied up by great storm.
the Post once stations are kept cleared
meet Of the time. 20 that all the incom-
Ing mail ~ ready for prompt delivery.
1T 10 quite probable that the sending
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
Drowned From Albany steamer.

The captain OF the steamship Adlron.
dack. lying at the foot OF Canal street
reported to-day TO the Leonard street
station that Charles Kelly. a fireman,
had fallen overheard and that an all
night search by the crew had not re-
covered the body. kelly's home was
In Albany.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24

He listens to stories of need and Distress .zA,
To tales of "things wanted" that thousands confess W
He gathers together the good things in life II
For brother and sister, for husband and wife; r
He sorts them with and arranges them
That persons who want them know just where to 20 ~
Not waiting till Christmas comes each day he brings NsX
Jobs, workers, homes, bargains and all of such THINGS
He keeps "open house, for all who will call
And help themselves winter spring, summer and fall
In Short "Modem Santa Claus" works all the year
Distributing things people want and good cheer.
Homes, offices, stores are his favorte hauns
Where he's known as the Worlds Directory of Wants."
So if you would prosper 60 meet him half way
To peace and prosperity he'll guide the way.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
IS INJURED IN TRAIN CRASH.
Passengers Victims when Iron
Mountain Cars Jump Tracks.

ct. LOUIS. Dec. e.-T'ifteen persons
were injured. none fatally. when . pas
senger train on the Iron Mountain Rail-
road was derailed near Hot Springs.
according to reports received here at
the headquarters of the road. The en-
CINE and five cars turned over.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
SpUG XMAS CARDS
Tighten BURDENS
!. FOR THE POSTMEN
Growing Custom Noted With
Joy by Uncle Sans Gray
Santa Clauses.
TAKE PLACE OF GIFTS.
The Tube System Also a Great
Boon to Hard-working
Letter Carriers.
TAKE PLACE OF GIFTS

u 10 the day before Christmas and all
ohrough the city on any street or avenue
On will nnd one OF Uncle Sans gray
9Asmented Santa Clauses, ploddinx
oAroush the slistenins snow. cheerily
S1ptng his whistle and ringing doorbeiis,
vAils his cold fingers deive down deeply
INTO HE sagging bag 10 bring up to the
- OF the red ribboned and holiy-cov-
eFed surface OF presents some gift for
yeu.
Serhaps II 10 only the sincere senti-
0snt Of an old. old. perhaps almost
osrsottcn friend. written briefly on a
simple Christmas card, but carrying
Nth ~ warm thought Of love.
Thousands Of these Christmas cards,
some plain and simple. smbeiiished only
v1th me tsbdsr sentiment Of the sender.
aehers elaboratsay engraved and decor
$50 with gold. suggesting the dlsn!ty
wealth. indicate by their volume 10
chief Gray. Santa Claus Morgan that
- sending Of postal cards and UNIQUE
81 artisticaiiy engraved booklets has
% drrnly tntrenched itself 90 Q Christ.
mas custom that II u usurping the old
habit OF sending cheap and useless pres
ents.
The sending Of Christmas cards itself
70 an old institution. but within the last
Few Christmas seasons the custom tas
spread and this year has grown trcmsu-
dously.
Christmas gifts are stin the VOGUE
he Gray Santa Clauses win vouch COR
hat--but they have observed the in.
creased number Of cards ana Yuisttds
oddities that are being sent through thu
malls.
IN every stationery or department.
Vors you can md = huadred or more
06erent styles Of cards. each with some
tender Christsnas sentiment or thought.
Tue Gray Santa Clauses believe the
'Bpuss" are In . way responsible dor
TIE increased number Of cards this
yses. Others say the public % reaiisins
sners each year that Il 10 the sentiment
ed not the gift that really counts.
09N0lN0 OF CA0na lI0hYRNa
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-24
POPE HAS new HOPE
OF PEACE, AS OUTCOME
Of BALKAN CONFERENCE
Tells Cardinals So at Reception
When Christmas Greetings
Are Presented. E

ROME. Dec. 1.-Thc Pope during his
reception of tho Cardinals to-day re-
ferrcd to the peace conference. saying
that all Christians should unite in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
STOCKS UNEVEN
AT The OPENING
GAINS AND LOSSES DIVIDED, 6UT
IN ALL CASES THEY WERE
FRACTIONAL.

New York, March II, (Wall Street,
Gains and losses in no cases more tnah
fractional were quite evenly d1strlput-
ed at the opening of todays stock mar
ket u. S. Steel advanced 70 ana Lee
high Valley half. AS an OFFSET there
were fractional declines In Union Fac
ific, the Fries, Reading and Chesapeake
and Ohio.
The opening hesitation was succeed
ed by a slight decline, but the market
hardened later under the leadership OF
Lehigh Valley. Some Of the low priced
specialties were active and strong. Le-
high Valley advanced y and American
Can and American Mailing stocks ! to
IL. Realizing sales depressed the
Pittsburgh coal issues point. Il
Spurts of activity in the latter part
of the day were attended by higher
prices with the demand urgent for
some some Of the coalers. Lehlgh VAL
ley bounded UP over two points to 1854
and Reading improved half as much
Prices of railroad stocks were not al
tered much. Striking gains continued
to be made in numerous industrials.
The market closed weak. Speculative
conditions underwent rapid change IN
the closing hour and the market turned
very weak The selling had all the ear
marks of a bear drive and the decline
was helped by large profit taxing
sales. Union Pacific. St. Paul and
American Smelling sold one to l IL be-
low Saturdays closing. Reading and
United States Steel yielded large frac-
tions and Lehigh Valley surrendered
most of its gain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
1871 WORLO'SCROP
SHORT 100000.
NIP AND TUCK TODAY IN WHEAT
MARkET-OPENED UN.
CHANGED.

Chicago, March lit was nip and
tuck today in wheat. The market open
ed easier, but quickly rallied to new
high level and then seemed to pivot
around Saturdays closing figures.
Plentiful moisture west and southwest
counted in favor of the bears but a
substantial falling off in Liverpool
stocks and smaller world shipments af-
forded backing for the bulls. Further
more, advices were at hand to show
that The worlds crop for 1911 did not
come within $4,000 of the previous
years production. The opening was
unchanged to 1ac lower. May started at
$1.04% to S1.04A, a loss of a shade to
A@A and recovered to $1.05hs. .-...
Upon Mays touching $1.O5A a LOB Is
profit taking by longs gave prices a
set back. The close was weak with May
&c net lower at $104A@L045s.
Unsettled weather put strength into
corn. May opened unchanged to u off
at 72A to 72ss and rose to 1870.
The market hardened still more on
talk of late spring. The close however
was easy with May at 72ss, a gain of
We net.
Oats displayed independent f1rmness
owing to good general demand and to
the fact that offerings were light. May
started a sixteenth to h @ Is up at SO IL
to 53A but reacted to $3.50. ~.
Provisions eased off as a result OF
weakness at the yards. The decline
though was checked by grain strength.
Initial sales were I10c lower to shade
advance with July delivery $16.10 for
pork, S9471a for lard and $3.50 for
ribs ,sa=.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
HIGHLAND.

Mrs. Lutte Of Wayland is at the home
of her sister Mrs. w. F. Barnett i'll aft
er a surgical operation. Her sister Mrs
Reed of Wayland is assisting in car
ing for her
Last Friday March 4, Fred Hyzer
closed a successful term of school at
No. with fine program which the
pupils rendered before number Of the
patrons Of the school, The Misses Docia
Wade and Cecil Harlan finished their
winter terms also.
The pastor Of the Friends church
will preach Sunday morning at 1920
and at the Woolson church south Of
town Sunday evening.
A special meeting of the NJ. w. A.
camp No. 239 will be held March 49,
The state deputy head consul or his
deputy will be present at the meeting.
A good attendance of the membership
is desired.
Harry Mills was married Feb 81 to
Mrs. Lora Wagner of Libertyville Ut
!, the brides home.
wednesday evening Roy w. Hinson