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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-25
OBITUARY..
Mrs. William A. Carter.

Mrs. William A. Carter died last
Tuesday evening at s o'clock in Lib
ertyville, after an illness OF several
months of a complication Of diseases.
Her condition became serious only a
few days ago and she steadily grew
worse until death claimed her.
Mary A. Carter was born in Jefferson
county August Is, 1850 and here grew
to young womanhood. She was mar
ried to William Carter and they have
made their home for the greater part Of
the time in Jefferson county near Lib
ertyville, but they also spent some
time as residents Of Van Buren, coun-
ty. Three children all Of whom are
grown, together with the father, sur
vive Mrs. Carter. They are Emery,
Harley and Miss Clara A brother. Lin-
colr Carson Of near Birmingham and
sister Mrs. Joseph McClain of near
Libertyville, also survive. The funeral
services were held Thursday afternoon
at the Methodist church. conducted by
Rev Huff Of Farson, an intimate friend
of the family. The interment was made
in the Fell cemetery. A large circle Of
friends will sincerely regret the death
Of Mrs. Carter.
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11e North Washington street, left las1
night for New York.
Mrs. E. e. Santee, residing or
Prairie avenue, left today for Mystic
for few days visit with friends.
]. w. Hardy, McCook, Neb., is IN
the city visiting his mother, Mrs. e. L
Hardy, who is in the hospital.
Horse, Cow, Dog and Sheep remedies
at 6argent's.
Fred Celania Of Davenport il In the
city visiting his brothers, 307 East
Main street, for few days.
James Blount OF Moline, ILL.,, Is Wis.
iting relatives and friends In the city
today.
Mrs. William M. Carol Of Haviland,
Kas, and former resident Of Ottum-
wa, is stopping with friends In the
city for a few days en- route home
from Cedar Rapids, where she has
been visiting relatives.
A. P. Owens is business caller In
North English today.
Miss Mildred Weller Of Centerville
is spending the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Schleicher, 40 North Green
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hughes, 406 East
Second street, have returned home
from two weeks pleasure trip
through Colorado.
Mrs. E. Hecker, 421 West Ottumwa
street, has returned home from q
weeks visit in Shenandoah.
Frank Fleming, 325 West Second
street, and Nye Adams, 100 North
Marion street, have returned from q
two weeks visit in Denver and other
Colorado points.
Miss Harriet Ringheim Of Nevada,
who has been spending a faw days
with DR.. and Mrs. William Hansell,
451 North Market street, returned
home today.
Mrs. l.. 'Wendelburg OF Des MONIES
returned to her home today after q
few Gays visit at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs E. L. Livilbliss, 10s East Court
street.
Mrs Lille Tutwiler, 400 West Fifth
street. who met with a very painful
accident Sunday by falling over rock
ing chanr, inflicting painful bruises,
is somewhat improved today.
Miss Bernadine F. Crowley Of Keo-
kuk and J. r. Cook Of Oes Moines
were married yesterday afternoon by
Justice of the Peace H. c. Nosler
Chautauqua opens Wednesday aft
ernoon, July 81, at 2:30. Congressman
Nolan will lecture and Mauren Sisters
will furnish the musical part OF the
program. Senator Kenyon will lecture
In the evening. Get your season tick
cts now.
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cox did not exercise good judgment
in clearing train No. s at Hinsdale, in
as much as two trains had passed her
signals in the fog, but that in clearing
train No. 8 at Htnsdale she violated
no rule.
I'VE find that Frank Woodwork.
fagman of train No. 2, did not do his
full duty, in that he did not go back
q suffice distance to properly pro-
tect his train, although he had
sufficient time to go back much further
than he did, and had he gone back as
far as he could in the time he had, 1t
is probable that engineer on train No.
8 could have stopped his train in time
to prevent collision.
I'VE find from the evidence that
Ellis H. Brownson, engineer OF train
No. 8, did all he could after receiving
warning signal to check the speed
Of his train, but we believe that he,
as we'll as the engineers on the trains
Nos. 4 and 2, were going at higher
rate of speed than they should run
when approaching q signal tower, with
weather conditions as they existed on
July IA. 1912.
I'VE find from the evidence that the
Burlington road has established, In
connection with its interlocking
plants, what are called distance sig
nails, warning the engineer that the
block signal which he is approaching
is set against him.
I'VE, therefore, recommend that
these distance signals, or some divice
equally as or more efficient be in
stalled in connection with every signal
tower.
Eve also recommend the strict en-
orcement of rule 952 with reference
o trains running under control when
approaching signals In stormy or foggy
weather
I'VE also recommend the employ
ment of men only as tower operators"
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JOSEPH BUNK
CALLED BY DEATH
WELL KNOWN oTTUMWAN, HERE
SINCE THE CLOSE OF WAR,
PASSES TO REWARD.

Joseph Bunk, ST., well known vet.
eran of the civil war and pioneer of
this city, died last evening at $3.50
o'clock at the family residence, 525
West Main street. Mr.. Bunk had
been ailing for some time. He was 70
years, 10 months and II days old.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
p. m. at the residence. The services
jeffrey, Of the First M. e. church. In
torment will be made in the Ottumwa
cemetery. The pail bearers will be:
T. B, Buckley, H. c. Nosler A. H. Ham
ilton. w. J. Bayliss, B. ]. Boulton and
G. Ostertag.
Mr.. Bunk was the son Of George and
Tobithe Bunk, and was born Septem-
Der 6, 1888, In the state of Indiana. He
moved with his parents when a child
to the state of Illinois. Here he was
married to Margaret Ann Cody, April
"a, 1860. To this union there was
born four children. His wife preceded
him in death October 80, 1869. Three
Of the four children also preceded him
in death: George A., Eveline T., Hen
rietta. Mr.. Bunk enlisted when the
call was made for volunteers in 1861,
and served for three years and six
months in Co. G., 4th Illinois cavalry.
After he was mustered out, he moved
to Iowa and settled in Ottumwa where
he had since resided He was married
again in 1869 to Mrs. Sarah Ann Por-
ter of Ottumwa. To this union two
children were born, Amanda May and
Hattie. His wife preceded him in
doofh January q 1910 and danphtar
Hattie also preceded him in death.
There is left to mourn him two chill
dren, J. G. Bunk and Amanda NJ.
sopher, of Ottumwa, and six grand
children, Mrs. Lake Ried Donald j.
Bunk. Daphne M. Bunk, Stella M.
Bunk, Raymond o. Bunk and Alice
Margaret Bunk, and one great-grand-
child, Odessa r. Reid. He was men,
Der of Cloutman post G. A. R., and Of
tumwa lodge l. o. o. F. No. 9.
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POLITICAL SCRAP.
ON IN DES MONIES

Des Moines, July 24-Considerable
difficulty is being encountered in the
auditors office in this county because
Of the desire of three defeated candi-
dates at the June primaries to inspect
the county voting machines.
The attorney for the candidates,
Sheriff Ben Ness. Treasurer George
L. Dobson and Mrs. Frank w. Dod-
son, secured permission from the
board Of supervisors to inspect the
machines, but when he sent men to
the auditors office to inspect them,
County Auditor Erase, refused to al
low tho men to touch the machines,
saying that he had no authority to per-
NIT any such action.
The attorney for the candidates will
begin action in mandamus in the dis
trict court today to compel the audi
tor to permit the inspection.
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employees HELD
RESPON SIBLE
OPERATOR, FLAGMAN AND DEAD
ENGINEER BLAMED FOR BUR-
LINGToN WRECK

Chicago, July 24.-Three persons
are held responsible for the wreck on
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail.
road at Western Springs on July IA,
| In which thirteen persons lost their
lives, in a verdict returned by the cor
oner's jury at st. Anthony's hospital
after four and half hours Of DELHI
GRAFTON yesterday. Those responsible
cording to the Jury, are Mrs. F. A. VIII
cox, who was tower operator at West
ern Springs; Frank Woodwork, flag
man on the Overland express, and E.
II. Brownson, engineer on the mail
train, No. who. lost his life.
Following is the verdict In full:
I'VE, the jury, after consideration
Of the evidence which was brought out
in thorough and impartial investiga-
ton conducted by Coroner Hoffman,
find as follows:
THAT the deceased came to their
deaths from shock and injuries re-
ceived in rear-end collision when east
bound fast mail train No. ran into
the rear end of east bound train No. @,
on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad Co.'S right Of way at point
about $50 feet east Of Western Springs
tower, in the town Of Lyons, county Of
Cook and state of Illinois, at about
$40 a. M, on July IA, 1912.
1--WE find that the public demands
the rapid operation Of trains, but, at
the same time, we believe these fast
trains cannot be safely operated at
schedule speed in foggy weather with
the present equipment of signals.
eve find that, while there is a rule
on the road that engineers shall run
at caution under conditions prevailing
on July IA, 1919, the evidence discloses
that this rule is very frequently disre-
garded by train men with full knowl-
edge Of their superiors and without
censure. This rule was disregarded
by the engineers of three trains at
Western Springs tower on July IA,
1912. Had this rule been strictly OBJ
served, this accident could not have
occurred.
"The evidence discloses that Mrs. F.
A. Wilcox, operator in tower at West
ern Springs, misunderstood a message
from Congress Park operator, and in
consequence held train No. 4, making
it necessary for her later to hold train
No 2. Had this misunderstanding not
occurred, neither of these trains would
have been held and there could be no
collision.
1--WE find also that Mrs. F. A. Will
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS,

Mrs. Prices canning COMPOUND
1or 25c,sargent's
4 Mrs. E.. II. Pope, accompanied BY
cher children Of st. Joseph have re
turned home after visiting for the past
three weeks at the home OF her father
EW. H. sBennett, northwest Of the city
Rexall pile cure absolutely guar
fanteedc by Sargent.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Colbert and chill
tdren Of Omaha, Neb., are In the city
today enroute to Bloomfield.
Miss Alice Mcgowan, 2o3 East
Jon Burlington No. from months
"trip through Colorado.
Kodaks for farm use 81 to $500, sar
gents.
Mrs. J. G. Mitchell, 222 North Green
kstreet, left Saturday for Gunnison,
lfor few weeks.
Mrs. H. E. Brandt and little son
fJack, 1903 North Court street. left Sat
kurday on No. 9 to join Mr.. Brandt at
ktheir new home in Minot, S. D.
Clark's IS Noxall razor only $3.50
fthisxweek at Sargent's.
Cynthia Haywood has filed a.petition
I'm the distract court for the quietfng
fof an. estate title. The heirs Of Hiram
sBerdan are made defendants.
Blacklegoids for blackleg at Sar-
gents.
Mrs. A. e. Graves, S13 West Fifth
street, returned this morning from a
two months visit in Erie, Pa, Niagara
Fails. and Lake Chautauqua.
Miss Myrtle Jersey, 214 West Wool
kland avenue, and Miss Juliet LANCE,
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kEosAUQUA.

Keosauqua, July 24.-The annual
session of the Van Buren, County 1nsti,
tute closed here on Tuesday There
was a large attendance of teachers
from all over the county and several
special features we're planned for the
teachers. State Superintendent Deyoe
was here and gave lecture, and Prof.
A. H. Potter gave very interesting
and instructive series of chalk talks.
About 125 were enrolled during the
session.
The Union service in the park last
Sunday evening was in the nature OF q
farewell to Rev. G. E. Perkins, who
was pastor of the Congregational
church in this city for fourteen years.
A large crowd was present and Rev.
Perkins delivered the sermon. Rev.
Perkins and wife leave next week Tor
Geneva, N Y, where they will spend
the winter. They keep their home here
and expect to return at some future
date.
Mrs Geo. Humphrey died very sud
denly last Friday afternoon, her death
being caused by heart failure She was
in the yard a few minutes before the
attack which caused her death. The
funeral services we're conduced by
Rev. G. E. Perkins and were held on
Sunday
Mr.. Tamy Brown has sold out his
interest in the transfer and dray line
in this city to N. H. Moore Of the I'M
plement company. The change takes
place at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cheney and
little daughter, Eloise, Of Schenectady,
N. Y, are guests at the home Of MIR.
Cheney's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W..
Cheney. Mr.. Cheney was called to
Chicago on business this week but will
return again the last Of the week.
Mrs. s. e. Irish, who has been at Ex-
celsior Springs, Mo-, for the past few
weeks for her health returned few
days ago to her home here much i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Patten expect to
leave this coming week for their fut-
ure home at Jackson, Ohio, after q
visit with A. Patten and family.
Miss Pauline Russell, daughter Of
DR.. C. r. Russell returned last Satur-
day from a months visit in northern
Iowa.
Attorney J. C. Calhoun and family
accompanied Dy MISS Mary De1aTt are
making an auto tour Of southern Iowa
this week. They expect 20 go as far
west as Red Oak and return.
Mrs. Thomas, of Iowa City, daughter
of DR.. J. w. Elerick is visiting in this
city Ut the home of her aunt, Mrs.
C. A. Cornell. She is accompanied by
her two little children.
Mrs. G. A. Field and two children
have returned to their home here after
an extended visit with relatives in
Missouri
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clapp and
daughter Carrie, of Temple, Texas,
are guests at the G. I. Meaning home
in this city. Mrs. Clapp is a sister of
Mrs. John Therme.
Mrs, Jas Gillespie of Memphis, Mo-,
has been guest at the home Of her
brother, Mr.. John A. Miller.
Mrs. Maude Manning of st. Louis,
Mo-, is a guest at the home of her
father, Mr. John A. Miller.
Miss Madge Landes is visiting few
weeks wxh friends at Cranston, Ia.
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EDDYVILLE CHURCH
is INCORPORATED

Articles CT incorporation for St.
Mary's Catholic church of Eddyville
were filed with Recorder L. e. Cawley
today. This organization is made I'M.
der action taken by the Catholic
church six months ago for the better
management OF the church and it's
work Bishop Davis of Davenport is
named president Of the corporation,
Rev Thomas J. Lotus, vice president
NJ. o. Conner, treasurer, S. Fl. Lamis.
secretary
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ng the outward semblance of the
JDAY SCHOOL LEssoN.)

Ing the outward sem alliance Of the
same.
1t is needful to remember that there
are enemies Of good in the world.
Never was there more need for those
who would be disciples of truth to
TRY the spirits" than at the present
time. In our changing social order
there are ideas and methods being
launched that may seem good, but
which are really tares in the wheat
field of life.
There are hypocrites in the church
on earth, but there are no hypocrites
in the church triumphant, and that
Is the wise suggestion of the parable.
In the end all the good wheat goes to
the garner, and all the tares are de-
stroyed. Pretense never prospers per-
manently. The hypocrite may mislead
men for even long life-although
that Is rare-but he cannot deceive
God. The lord of the harvest knows
the wheat from the tares.
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Do Your Ironing
Where ID is Cool


Iforw chvillco stle ironing.
THERE'S
Ehayen troublesome cords attached
territory will furnish
thena for $3.50
DAVENPORT SELFHEAIlNG IRON co, Dav-
; E>vA
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- PELLA IOWA

DEPARTMENTs-The College, The Academy School,
servator of Music School Commerce School Of senogphy
Bible Study School Orao Physical Culture
FEATURES-Good
ladies' large libraries and laboratories
equipments college spirit athletics encouraged.
Course n Domestic Science
Opens September TO- catalos.
ADDRESS PRESIDENT JOHN L. BEYL PELLA, IOWA
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L. J. FINN IS
7, BONAPARTE'E P. M.

Bonaparte, July PAL J. Finn has
been appointed postmaster at Bona
parte to succeed A. G. Roberts.
Mr.. Finn has been in the civil serv-
ice for a number of years serving as
rural carrier on route two.
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Mrs. William O'Malley ad daughter,
Miss Agnes, 500 Center avenue, left
this morning on Milwaukee No. 8 for
Kansas City, Mo-, for two months
visit with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Morris Boyd.
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LIBERTYVuLE,

Mr.. and Mrs. John Coleman and
daughter are visiting with Mrs. Cole
mans parents near Bloomfield this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Loehr and daugh-
ter Dorothy Of Fairfield visited over
Sunday at the c. Vaught home.
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| DRAIN TILE
For prices and informationwrite
Mercy Clay Products Co
OTTUMVA, IOWA
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CHANGING ADDRESSES.
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kchanged will please give the name OF
1.-THE postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as we'll as the postoffice
kwhere they desire it to be changed to.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-15

rider the choice between going over
his head or off on either side The
flashing sides of sunfish in the water
aptly illustrate.
The cowboy generally calls his lariat
his rope" Only on southern ranges
is it called lasso and then frequent
ly a lass rope
A mans moral depravity is describ.
ed as gone to the Wild bunch" a girl
is a heifer, a boy is a maverick, in
the north the slim bed of the cowboy
in the south is COntemptuously re
ferred to as cigarette roll" the term
tend erfoot is seldom used the pre-.
ferred EXPRESSION being dude ard Is
applied to anyo-c wearing a hard
boiled hat or q fl led shirt on the
ranch. In town cowboy is no!
averse to wearing the same garb. !
rustler is cattle thief, but the SAM
term is applied III admiration to an
energetic, industrious man.
Rocky hills or mountains, called
divides mark the natural boundarie.
of the cattle ranges and stock seldom
attempt to cross them. "'To go over
the divide" is to die, a farmer is =
granger, and an indistinct poorly
burned brand Is a granger's brand. A
concho, from the Spanish word shell
Is a big silver button used on saddle
or chaps similar to a washer, when
fastenings are made with thongs. II
may also refer to a dollar or a poker
chip.
With the law established, a "ba !
man" merely means a cowboy who
carries six shooter unnecessarily to
impress tenderfeet
To thumb" a horse means to rake
the neck with the thumbs to urge the
animal to buck. It is always effective
Bucking is the instructive effor. Of H.
which always leaped for the Il Oat.
The bucking horse proteC ted his
throat between his feet and arch
his back to give his enemy The leas.
possible hold. The daring rider vii!
scratch" by taking his foot from thc
stirrup and spl'rr'2g h'e horse IN ne
shoulder. Gentle horses viii prompt.
ly buck under this treatment.
Timid riders rice en- their spurs,"
that is, sink the spurs into the broad
thick cinch to helE retain their seat
Hobbling stirruTs nv tying them to-
gether under the horses belly Is P
device to the same end. Neither are
permitted in the rules Governing the
riding championship contests at Chey.
enne.
Such terms and a h"nSred OF ors
pregnant with meanirc me n constant
use during the big 'FRONT.'; Days car
nival and the SPECTATOR W. does not
comprehend them loses much of the
significance of The exciting events
with which the four days of the cele
bration are filed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-15
Baptist Notes.

The outdoor meeting of the
Christian Endeavor on DR.. Leslie's
lawn proved to be spiritual feast
on Gods beautiful out-of-doors.
Many helpful, inspiring talks and
readings were given.
The Home Mission committee is
more than gratihed. The appor-
tionment has easily been met and
some money besides.
The Southwest Kansas Associa-
ton will meet with the Meade
Baptist church August "a, IS and 30
Delegates from the various churches
besides the state workers will be
here. Let US open our hearts and
homes to these representatives who
come to do business for the Lord in
advancing his kingdom.
Services at Lake View Sunday at
3 P. M
A cordial welcome to strangers to
attend all of our services.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-15

back again and SO nearly recovered
from his illness.
We we're pleased to see number
of the Presbyterian congregation
with us on Sunday.
Bro. Stamper will preach next
Sunday morning, and in the even
ing Bro. Stevens will take the en-
tire evening for the Epworth League
service.
The pastor will be absent for
three Sundays on a vacation trip to
Colorado. 1t is expected that SER
vices will be held each Sunday at
the usual hours.
The League Meeting was led by
Miss Ada Flick. 1t was good
topic and we'll prepared, tho not all
were present who were to take part.
Arue Osborne is acting as organ
ist in the absence of Miss White.
There was a good gathering of
people at the Street meeting Satur-
day night. 1t will be continued
for a time and we trust some good
will be done.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-15
MATCHED BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.

The desirability Of being able to
match colors under artificial light,
which is always more or less tinted
with one color or another, has result
ed in special attachment for the or,
binary electric lamp, by means Of
which perfectly white light is pro
duced. In this lamp the light is trans.
mitted through number of strips of
different colored glass, arranged under
the lamp. They could not be placed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-15

one over the other, as such an arrange
ment would practically prevent the
transmission of the light rays, so they
are placed side by side and the light
Is mixed by q diffuser after passing
the strips. The size Of each of these
colored strips may be fixed according
to the quality of the light, so that the
result obtained is a perfectly white
light. It is claimed that the arrange
ment provides light SO close to that
of daylight that colors matched by 1t
match equally we'll in the lisht Of the
sun.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-15
Sims Indian umnlrn.

President Jacob Smith of the Appa.
lachian league, recently signed the
first Indian umpire in organized base
ball He wears the name of WacWa-
hoo. according to the truthful scribes
of that circuit