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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-21
WILL BE VACANCY
OF HEALTH BOARD

Des Moines, Jan. 1S.-The new gov
ernor will have the appointment of a
member Of the state board of health
very soon, to take the place Of B. l..
Eiker of Decatur county, whose term
expires next. The board will have a
meeting next week to prepare the bud.
get for the state appropriations and it
will let the legislature know what Is
desired to carry on the work. The
appointment of J. L. Tamesiea of Mis-
souri, valley to succeed DR.. Sewers,
leaves the board again without an
eclectic physician and the governor
will have to try to find one for mem.
bership.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-21
WOULD HAVE ALL
BIRTHS REPORT
MISS LATHROP OF COMMERCE
AND LABOR BUREAU URGES
NEED OF STATISTICS.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 1S.--Thc
newly created children's bureau, In
the department. of commerce and la
Dor, of which Miss Julia G. Lathrop is
chief, has just issued it's first mon
istration Of all births. The pamphlet
points out that not single state In
the union has a thoroughly effective
registration system, and that in 1910
the New England states, Michigan,
and Pennsylvania were the only states
where laws were sufficiently good and
sufficiently we'll enforced to register
nine births out of ten, and nine out
ten is poor registration.
The children's bureau finds that this
absence of good laws, we'll enforced, is
hampering the work for the study and
prevention Of infant mortality. This
country, according to the best esti-
mates available, is now losing 30O,-
900 babies a year and experience has
demonstrated that at least half of
these lives could be saved If the SIM
pie methods already known to science
could be brought to bear. But to ap-
ply these methods two things are nee
essary, good vital statistics and an i'm
mediate report of every birth.
Good vital statistics are needed to
enable those working for public health
to detect bad conditions and select the
proper social remedy for them. I'M
mediate notification is necessary so
that the individual baby born under
adverse conditions may be sent the
assistance which can be 50 readily
given by health authorities, visiting
nurses, and other social agencies. Sir
Arthur Newsholme, the Great Eng
lish authority, has said that no one
expedient has done more to reduce in
FAINT mortality in England than their
law requiring immediate notification.
Good vital statistics and immediate
notification can be secured only
through birth registration.
Numerous other ways in which birth
registration will prove of value to chill
dren of the country are emphasized.
1t will assist in the enforcement Of
child labor laws and compulsory educa-
ton laws, giving the state an official
record of the age of it's children. It
will furnish the child an official record
of his age and parentage, which will
secure to him the protection which the
laws Of his state endeavor to throw
around his childhood. An official rec
ord of birth and parentage is, more
over frequently of service in legal
matters and everyday private affairs,
not only in childhood but throughout
life.
The pamphlet contains, as an ap-
pendix, copy of a model law for birth
registration which is endorsed by the
principal agencies working for public
health and the reduction of infant
mortality. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-21
VIM. WOODSIDE
DIES OF INJURIES

Fairfield, Jan. 1S.--William Wood.
side, well known Jefferson county
farmer, was killed Thursday by kick
from his horse, which he was leading
at the time. Mr.. Woodside had been
showing the animal to Sam King, a
neighbor, with view of selling him.
When he was leading the horse to his
place in the barn he kicked, striking
Mr.. Woodside in the chest. The acci-
dent occurred just before dinner. He
regained consciousness until few
minutes before his death at o'clock
In the evening. 49,.
Mr.. Woodside resided on farm
about six miles south of Fairfield and
was a highly respected man. He was
about As years of age and is survived
by his wife and number Of relatives
and friends.
Funeral services were held this
noon at the home. The remains were
taken to Birmingham where the last
service was held at 2 o'clock In the
Methodist church. Interment was made
in the Birmingham cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-21
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
OTTUMWAN'S FATHER
Burlington Gazette Expresses Regret
EditorialIy In the Death Of ...
Melvin Mosena

The Burlington Gazette last night
had the following editorial expression
Of regret at the death Of Melvin Mo-
sena, father of Charles Mosena Of this
city:
The death of Melvin Mosena is
the end Of an unique and most honor
able career. For fifty.eight years le
was the trusted employe Of Burlfhg-
ton concern, the Gilbert-Hedge Lum-
Der Co., and previous to that was
in the employ of the late John w. Gil
bert, chief founder of the company
He was only the barn boss, but he was
mighty good one. The company's
horses will tell you that. He reigned
over that barn with as much power as
the Gear Of Russia rules his empire.
and with infinitely more and better
Judgment. His hours of labor had
their end when the work was done.
Many hot summer night Melvin Mo-
sena was attempting to make it more
comfortable for his horses when the
rest of us were making ourselves COM
Portable. He was a responsible man.
He enjoyed the entire faith of his en-
ployers, who always banked upon his
honesty, his industry, his loyalty and
steadfastness.
To illustrate what manner of man
he was two incidents may be cited.
Years ago there was strike in the
yard. Mel didn't strike. He took
team and was attending to the COM
pany's business, when he was encoun-
tered by a dozen argry strikers and
ordered off the wagon. He got off, but
with grub pin in his hand, and the
dozen got out.
Another time in the timber yard he
saw a pile of four-by-fours piled in
careless way. With energetic anger,
he, on his own hook, sought to remedy
the other fellows carelessness with
the result that the pile fell and
smashed his leg. But before he called
for help old .Mosena, how he did 1t no
one knows, had those timbers piled in
ship shape.
He was a revered citizen Of this city
and his death is rnourned by all of us
who esteem honor, industry and real
loyalty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-21

ASKED JOINTLY

Des Moines, Jan. 1S.-The Beef Pro-
ducers' association and the State Dairy
association will make joint cause be-
fore the legislature for an appropria-
ton to carry on their work. Last
session they got fifteen thousand dol
lars to be divided evenly between
them. The beef producers will ask
the same sum this year but the dairy
people want theirs raised to $4,000
The legislative committees held joint
r.eeting here and took up the matter
between them and agreed on a pro-
gram. The legislative committee for
the beef producers consists of Messrs.
Seeley, Sykes, Esher, Cassidy and Nc
Cullough. The work for the beef in
dustry has only just started but Is
making great progress.
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MAKE DECISION
ON SWITCH Rate
RAILROAD COMMISSION PASSED
ON LONG PENDING SWITCHING
CHARGE NATTER.

Des Moines, Jan. 16.-(Special.)-
The long pending and much discussed
switching decision of the state rail
way commission was placed on Ale
today. Various organizations in the
state secured passage through the
legislature Of a bill giving the commits
sion the authority to fix switching
charge and define what is switching
zone. The cities that are complain
ants in the case get q reduction. This
chiefly affects Des Moines, Sioux City,
Cedar Rapids and some others. AT the
present time the prevailing industrial
switching charge is one cent per hun
dred pounds with a minimum of So
900 pounds of S. q car. The commits
sion has ordered reduction to three
quarters Of cent a hundred pounds,
making reduction of rs per cent In
those cities where the complaints were
made. The commission has also re-
duced the minimum for all hauls less
than miles in length from IS to 81
4 car. For hauls over miles in length
the minimum is IS car as before.
No order was made as to connect
ing lines switching. The carriers are
most vitality concerned in this. This
represents the charge one carrier
makes of another and these charges
are almost invadiably absorbed in the
regular freight charges between points.
Consequently those who are really
concerned in this charge are the car
riers and there are no carriers before
the commission complaining about the
rate.
This decision of the board, as the
opinion states, grows out of a petition
brought by the state manufacturers
association, through it's secretary, G.
A. Wrightman. Under the law as
passed by the last general assembly.
Orders are made in two other cases
pending before the commission one by
the Clinton shippers association and
the other by the Cedar Rapids Com
mercial club. The commission con-
Quoted an extensive investigation in
regard to switching rates in Iowa and
states, through the tariff
files of the commission showing rates
at the present time. also for several
years back. Once before, in 1890. the
attempted to order an
industrial switching rate and was
reversed by the supreme court. Three
years ago the Illinois commission at
tempted to prescribe industrial switch.
ing charges and was enjoined by the !
federal court at Chicago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-21
HAYWARD WILL
GO TO CALIFORNIA

Des Moines, Jan. '1S.-W. G. Hay
ward, former secretary of state, took
leave Of his friends at the state house
yesterday and returned to Davenport,
his home. He will soon 90 to Cali
fornia to remain the rest of the win
ter. Mr.. Hayward has remained here
for a short time to complete some re-
ports in which he was interested and
close up some work at the state house.
Very few state officials have ever left
the state service with such kind words
from everyone as Mr.. Hayward. He
had the confidence Of everyone and his
going caused sincere regret.
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HORSE SHOT; HAD
HYDROPHOBIA

Fairfield, Jan. 1S-Fred, a horse
belonging to the firm of the Charter
Oak Wagon Works of this city was
shot yesterday afternoon about four
o'clock upon the advice of DR.. T. j.
Bates. The animal was suffering from
hydrophobia and was so bad during
the day that he raved and charged in
his stall, chewed the wood and threat
ened everything which came in his
way. The horse has been driven for
years to the lumber wagon of the firm
and his always had mean DISPOSE
ton. Just how the animal contracted
hydrophobia is not known as he was
not bitten by dogs to the, knowledge Of
any Of the firm.
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FINDS REMINDER
OF DEAD UNCLE

Eldora, Jan. 18.-Attorney c. l..
avs has discovered an old circular
printed in the year 1861, advertising a
new machine which then had Just been
placed on the market, called T. S.
Mills improved seeding machine. This
machine was nothing more nor less
than crude corn planter. 1t was the
first machine for the dropping of
small grain ever invented. T. s. Mills
was an uncle Of Mr.. Hays. He died
last spring in Chicago At that time
Mr.. Mills lived at Iberia o.
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DISCUSSED NEEDS
FOR STATE SCHOOLS

Des Moines, Jan. 18.-The state
board of education held sessions this
week and planned for the appropria-
ton and other bills in which the state
colleges are interested. The board Is
somewhat reduced in size, as Mr.. Funk
is in California, Mr.. Baker in New
Mexico, and Mr.. Murphy was attend
ing court. The presidents of the three
colleges were present at the meeting
to counsel in regard to appropriation
and the needs of their respective in
stitutions Bills to carry on the work
of higher education will be presented
to the legislature very soon.
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Want Mail Train for Bundle

Want Mail Train for Rumble Zee.
,Muscatine, Jan. 18.-At the meeting
of the Muscatine Commercial club 1t
was decided that further effort be
made to secure mail car On the pas
senger train over the Muscatine West
ern line, which departs from here In
the late afternoon and returns the next
morning. and is known as the Bum
BILE Bee" A communication was read
from the United States railway mail
service chief at Washington, written
in response to requests sent to that
department and the railroad committee
with G. M. Titus added was instructed
to continue the correspondence and
put forth every effort to secure mail
service on that train. -,.
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TENTS TO
FLOOD VICTIMS

Frankfort. KY, Jan. 20.-Ap-
proximately two thousand five hun
proximately $500 persons driven
from their homes In the vicinity
Of Ashbyberg Kentucky, by floods
at the juncture Of the Pond and
Green rivers, now are marooned on a
hill near the town, according to an ap.
peal for aid received by Governor Nc,
Creary yesterday The governor has
ordered tents and blankets sent to the
refugees and instructed the adjutant
generals department to make an In.
vest1gation. ts-, a 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-21
WllLIAMS BURG.

r O. and Willard Harrington of YORK
township were visitors here recently al
the home Of their brother Walter.
M. McCarty Of Holbrook was up on
Saturday and visited at the nome OF
his brother Joe.
David James was a visitor Saturday
at the homes of his mother, brother
David and sister Mrs. Rayburnt Mis-
back.
John Wallace of York Center trans
acted business Saturday with Dixon
Jones and also visited with friends.
Morgan Williams, wife and daughter
we're visitors Saturday at the home of
Mrs. williams parents Mr.. and Mrs. e.
w. Edwards. q
D. M. Evans, township assessor and
Chas, Fletcher, city assessor, attended
the annual meeting OF assessors at
Marengo Saturday.
The progress club met Monday even
ing with Mrs. F. w. Tomasek. Those
who had prominent parts in the dis
cussion Of the tragedy of Hamlet"
were Rev. H. c. Koenig, Father Glenn,
Mrs. ]. F. Kirby, Mrs. John Roberts,
Miss Jennie Young and Miss Edna
Ogden.
will Butler, a former resident here,
now of Holbrook, Ia, was a visitor here
Monday with various friends.
Mrs, L. e. Lewis who has been away
visiting with her daughter Mrs. Chas.
Boland of Sigourney, is now home.
Dan Goodman of near Millersburg
transacted business here Monday ana
visited at the home of his friend u. II.
Jones.
away on business at Vinton, Ia, re-
turned Monday.
Miss IL. Edwards who has been mere
for a two weeks visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed J. Jones, has returned
to her home at Chicago.
Otto Durr who has been here during
his vacation, visiting with his parents
and other relatives. left last SATURDAY
FOR Springfield, ILL.,, to resume his
studies at Concordia seminary, where
he is preparing for the Lutheran min
istry.
Miss Mary Boyle who has been visit
ing with q sister at Davenport, Is now
home.
Hugh McCabe is visiting this week
with his daughter who is student at
st. Joseph's academy in Ottumwa.
Attorneys w. E.. Wallace and D., +.
Kirby are attending a session of the
district court this week at Marengo.
Thomas Shanahan of East Troy
transacted business here Monday and
visited with friends.
Thomas Gittins who has been away
on business trip to Grinnell, return
ed Tuesday.
Arthur Walton of Wellman has rent
ed the residence property OF Henry
Miener and will move his family mere
in the near future.
Mrs. S. L. Lewis and children are
away for a two weeks visit with rela-
.tives at OttumWa.
4 Will Mcdonnell of Cedar Rapids is a
visitor here this week at the home OF
his parents. ..
The annual meeting of the Williams
burg Fair association was held Mon
day. Officers for the year were elected
as follows: President, James Nicholas,
Vice President, John J. Yates; secre-
stary, Robert Edwards; treasurer, Jas.
Brannan; directors, H. c. Nicola and
p. j. Leahy.
D. J. Jones is away for an extended
visit with his son at Dallas, Texas: "
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SNOWSLIDES ARE
MENACE TO TOWN
Utah City Fears Third Avalanche;
Two Men and Team Buried In
Fall Yesterday. Il

Park City. Utah, Jan. 20. - PARK
City today is fearful Of snowslide
catastrophe Overhanging snow now
threatens to break loose and crash
down upon the town. Three slides
have occurred, one yesterday burying
two men and four-horse team.
Alfred Thomas and Fred KummAf
were rescued, bruised but alive. ten
feet beneath the surface. Hummer
was found standing on his head. Ono
of the horses was killed. Walter
Mitchell escaped another avalanche
by flashing his team out Of its course.
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LEAVES COLORED
SERVANT $1,000,

Kansas City, Jan. 1s.-Mrs: Jose:
phine Kearney, wife of Col. Charles
3. Kearney, left one-fifth of her $6,ooo
estate to Hattie Dresden, a negress'
who had been servant in her home
for years. co.
Mrs. Kearney died January IL: She
was the daughter Of John Harris.
builder of the Harris house, q famous
Westport hotel in the early days:
Hattie Dresden lives at 1913 East
Eighth street. Z. s..
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Ruthven Girl Awakes from Long Sleep.

Ruthven Girl Awakes from Long Sleep.
Ruthven, Jan. 49, Edith Taylor, a
19.year-old school girl at Ruthven,
awoke this week from deep sleep
into which she fell while preparing a
lesson in a school room here on De-
cember 26. The sleep resembled a
coma. The girl wishes to begin school
work again at once, but 1t Is likely she
will not be permitted to attend school
any more this year.
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STORY PRIZE WON
BY FORMER IOWAN

Marshalltown, Jan. 1S.-News has
been received from Madison, Wis, OF
the awarding Of a $50 cash prize TO
Ralph S. Crowl, formerly of this city,
for the best short story written IN
contest among University OF W1scon-
sin students. Crowl Is business man
ager OF the Wisconsin Daily News, the
university paper.
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FELL OFF BLUFF;
LIMBS FROZEN

Iowa Falls, Jan. 1S-Neal Lake, a
farmer living south Of Iowa Falls, fell
thirty feet off the bluff at the foot of
Main street early this morning. He
had been exposed to the severe wealth
er for over twelve hours, when found.
He sustained fracture of the skull
over the right eye, 10th eyes were
badly injured. Both feet and hands
were froz~l,
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WISCONSIN MAY TRY
OREGON PLAN

Madison, Wis, jan 2o.-The Oregon
plan for popular election OF United
States senators will be presented to
the Wisconsin legislature early next
week by Assemblyman E. J. Kneen OF
Lacrosse county. The bill was unani-
mously indorsed by the elections com.
mittee last year, but failed In tho
house by few votes. Mr.. Kneen said
today there is an increasing sentiment
in favor Of the measure.
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COUNTY
FARMERS MEET

Sigourney, Jan. ia farmers In
stitute meeting was held In the as
sembly room of the court house on Fri
day afternoon, January II. F. s. Yer
ger was president and Chel Beall sec
rotary. A goodly attendance of farm
ers was present and arrangements
were made to hold farmers institute
this winter.
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Hedrlck Streets Well LIGHTED.

Hedr1ck StreetS WeII EIyhteu'
Hedrick, Jan. 1S.-The current has
been turned into Hedrick's new street
lamps, and everybody Is pleased. While
everything is not yet completed, 1t
will soon be and the work of connect
ing the private consumers will be
pushed.
The company has been delayed some
what by the non-arrival Of some
transformers for use on the trans
mission line, and as soon as they ar
rive everything will be completed.
Large lights are being suspended
In the middle of Main street and the
balance of the street lights are
PLACID on the poles.
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Reno, New, Man Buys Iowa Farm.

Bloomfield, Jan. 49, The 154-acre
farm belonging to Ira J. Foster, east
of West Grove, was sold to Ira A.
Hartwick of Reno, New, the latter part
of last week at 500 per acre. Mr.. Hart
wick Is the son of Nelson Hartwick
of Davis county.
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Northwestern Erects Water Tank.

What Cheer, Jan. 1S.-The North
western is erecting large water tank
about 100 feet OH south side Of big
bridge in the, north yards at What
Cheer. A large dam is being put in,
also pumping station near the bridge.
This will furnish them an abundance
Of good. pure water for all purposes.
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Returns After ThIrty.flve Yeare.

Newton, Jan. 1s-Sam Strobridge Of
Bingham, Nebraska. is here for
visit with HIS sister. Mrs. W.
V. Coe, and other kindred in Kilduf1
and Newton. From here he will 50
back to his old home in York state
Mr.. StIowbridge lived in Jasper county
for fourteen years, but left here thirty
five wears ago,
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tn Hold an Institute.

To Hold an InStttute.
West Liberty, Jan. 18.-The annual
Muscatine County Farmers institute
will be held in West Liberty Thursday
and Friday, Jan. 80 and 81. Sessions
will be held in the opera house and the
rooms of the Commercial club
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Public Sale

Having purchased farm, l will sci
on what is known as the S. H. Swear
ingen farm, miles northeast Of OF
tumwa, miles southeast of Highland
Center on .s ana M
Friday, January "a, 1913
Commencing at 10 o'clock the following
property:
u head of horses and mules, con.
sisting of black Percheron mare. .
years old, weight 1,400, in foal; black
Percheron mare, years old, weight
l, 400, in foal; extra good pair o.
black mules, 4 years old, weight $500;
bay Percheron mare, years old
weight 1.450, in foal; brown geldina
coming years old, weight 1000;
yearling mare draft colts; yearling
horse colt, q good one; weanling
draft colts 2 mares and one horse.
head Of cattle, consisting Of
steers and heifers, all coming year.
lings. -.
J., II head Of sheep, all of them shorp
shire ewes. ..sa %1@
Miscellaneous: 800 bushels or good
corn, IL acres Of shock corn. cut with
binder, about tons Of timothy hay In
barn, road cart good as new. old
wagon, binder, corn planter and other
articles. Lunch on grounds.
Terms: IL months credit on sums
over SO, on bankable note, drawing
per cent interest from date, to draw
per cent II not paid when due. Sums
of SO and under cash. No property
to be removed until settled for.
FRANK EMERY, Auctionesr.
+ A. j. WARD