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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-12
FORMER IOWAN
KILLED IN SOUTH
r. r. Robinson, Formerly Popular in
Delaware County, Died in Flor
Ida From Blow on Head.

Manchester, April 10.-R. R. Rob-
inson Is dead at his home in Jackson
vile, Fla, as the result of injuries
sustained at the hands Of a negro,
who struck him over the head with a
club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson are widely
known in Delaware county, which
was the home of the family for many
years. For years Mr.. Robinson was a
leading figure in political circles in
Delaware county, and served the
county as auditor for number of
terms. Later he engaged in the alb
stract business in this city.
The remains will be sent to Man.
chester for burial. .."a .-.
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HIGHLAND CENTER. ,

Misses Lena and Ruth Emery Of OF
tumwa spent Thursday at the H. Spill
man home.
, Dr. and Mrs. j. Williams and son
Warren spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs, J. kowenberg OF near Dahlonega
M. L. Reiselt transacted business in
Fremont Tuesday.
Mrs. J. p. Wyckoff visited her son J.
s. Wyckoff and family near Farson on
Monday.
Mrs. L. D. Baker and son Noel were
passengers to Ottumwa Thursday.
Mrs. Chas. Primmer and children are
i'll with the measles.
Miss G. Willard Of Ottumwa and
Miss r. Evans and f. Evans Of near
Dahlonega spent Saturday evening at
the B. l.. Denny home.
Mrs. M. Bacon who has been very i'll
is improving.
Jesse Bennett and Harry Emery are
on the sick list this week.
Ben Jones Of Lewistown, Ill.,, is visit
ing relatives here this week.
M. l.. Reiselt and M. l.. Dennis COM
menced to remodel the residence Of r.
Kelsey this week.
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DAVIS co. DOCTORS
MEET TODAY

Bloomfield, April 10.-The Davis
County Medical society is meeting at
the Bloomfield Commercial club rooms
today. A banquet was served to the
doctors and their ladies at the Sax
hotel at noon. After the business SEES
sion Of the afternoon the guests were
taken for an automobile ride about the
city.
The following program was given at
the meeting:
Presidents address-Dr. Roy Swim
ney, Try.
Complications After Partuition-Dr.
Ralph Selman, Ash Grove.
Early Diagnosis of Cancer-Dr. H.
N. Baker, Floris. %.
: Treatment of Cancer-Dr. E. r..
Newland, Drakeville.
Serum Theraphy--Dr. H. w. Conner,
Bloomfield. ss
Volunteer papers and cases.
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MT. ZION.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. Campbell Of
Keosauqua spent one day last week
with Mt Zion relatives.
Miss Hattie Elnor Wiley was q
Selma visitor recently.
Miss Rena Watts begins a spring
term of school in the Franklin dis
trict today Monday.
Mrs. Bell Calhoun of Birmingham
who has been visiting relatives at this
place returned home last week.
Mrs. Ben Ewing and daughter spent
Sunday at Kilbourne.
Will Ewings have moved to a farm
near Batavia where he will farm this
season.
J.P Hampton Watts left Thursday
for Jefferson county to begin spring
term of school there.
A number Of our teachers attended
the convention in Fairfield last week
Retson Morris began school Mon
day in the. Fairview district. !,
Many farmers in this locality sowed
oats the past week.
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EppYvlLLE.N


Georre Weber returned to his
school duties at Grinnell Tuesday after
q weeks vacation spent in Eddyville.
Charles Odem was q business caller
in Oskaloosa Tuesday. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Briggs. who
have been visiting with the formers
mother. returned to Harvey Monday.
They were accompanied home by Mrs.
Caroline Briggs, who will speond the
week visiting In Harvey.
Abe Hall came over from Abba and
spent Tuesday with relatives near Ed
dyville.
ing relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Dick Howerton are
moving this week to the Howerton
farm southwest Of Eddyville.
Mrs. Noel Johnson went to Lovilia
Tuesday for visit with friends before
returning to her homo at Colorado
Springs.
william Fais, who has been visiting
relatives in Eddyville the past week,
left Tuesday for his home at Spencer,
He was accompanied home by his
mother, Mrs. Gervais Fails and brother,
c. Reed FATS, who will visit >in-Spencer
few days before returning to Colo
RADIO. Mrs. G. Fails has shipped her
household goods to Greeley, where she
expects to make her home.
The Mite society Of the Methodist
church was entertained Wednesday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. Flora
Miller. Mrs. Miller was assisted in en-
PERTAINING by Mrs r. d. Hall and Mrs.
S. A. Shaver. Forty members of the
different societies were present and
were delightfully."- entertained. con-
votional exercises which were led by
tho y,resident Mrs n T Oldfa n, dainty,
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BUTTON FACTORY
.'< HAS REOPENED
Columbus Junction Plant Again Work
ing With Thirty Cutters on
the Job.

Columbus Junction. April 1o.-The
button factory opened here Tuesday
morning with good share Of the ma
chimes in use, with H. G. Meeker as
manager and Chas. Reese as foreman.
About thirty of the eighty cutters re-
ported for work and many more are
expected to begin in the next few
days. Messrs. Mckee and Bliven,
owners Of the local plant, are pleased
that the factory Is running again, as
some of their best blanks come from
this factory. The weekly payroll is
something over a thousand dollars.
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BLOW ELL.

The Misses Lucia and Ruth Upp OF
near Blakesburg visited few days
last week at the Rolla Lewis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Green of South
Ottumwa made brief visit last week
at the Geo. H. Chisman home.
Case Byrum Is visiting relatives
near Blakesburg.
Mrs. Bert Johnston and family OF
South Ottumwa visited Saturday and
Sunday at the Case Byrum home.
Mrs. F. e. Perry of Braymer, Mo-.
returned home Saturday after brief
visit here with relatives.
Geo. Klingemeier of South Ottumwa,
visited friends here Saturday.
There we're quite crowd present
at the ]. e. Perry funeral service at
the family residence in Bidwell Satur-
day afternoon. Several from Ottum-
wa were present.
Mrs. Charles Lock, sr., is in a
critical condition having had severe
stroke Of paralysis.
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when he with his family moved to Bid.

we'll, Iowa.
He was converted in Tomah in 1866
and Joined the Methodist Episcopal
church. Brother Perry lived con-
sistent Christian life, was faithful
member of the Methodist church at
Christiansburg, Iowa, at the time Of
his death He had served many years
Of his Christian life as Sunday school
superintendent and also In various Of
fees of the church He has been q
continuous subscriber of the North.
western Christian Advocate for forty
Ave years. He was the father Of Ave
children, Mary Louise, Frederick FL
bert, Ellen NJ, Carrie A.. and James
Alfred. Carrie A., preceded him to
the better land. Three weeks before
his death he went to Braymer, Maine,
to visit son. 1t was there that his
death occurred April 4, 1918, at 6 a. m.
He was IA years ten months and three
days old. There remains to mourn
his death, his wife Louise Perry, two
sons and two daughters, one brother
c.. E. Perry of Pasadena, Cal. one SIS
ter Mrs e. M. Cowles of Tomah, WIS,
Ave grandchildren and many friends.
It can be truly said Of him that he
was kind husband and father and q
Christian brother. During forty years
of his life he was an active member OF
the G. A. R., for several years being
post commander and during two years
lectured on army services under the
auspices Of the G. A. r. posts. He was
prisoner in the Andersonville prison
for several months and knew the hard
ships of the severest of army life. He
taught school twelve years in Newport
and Wisconsin, and had been In public
service much Of his life. At the time
of his death he was member OF
futile post No 497 Ottumwa,. Iowa.
He had been postmaster at Bidwell
and station agent for the G. M. & st.
p. railroad for the past four years.
Funeral services we're held from the
home at Bidwell Saturday, April 5,
Alvah HUFF, pastor Of the Methodist
church of Blakesburg, Iowa. The re-
mains were then placed on the even
ing train to be taken to Tomah, Wis.
for burial. Those of the G.. A. R. at
tending the funeral in body were NJ.
E. Jackson, Palmer Chisman, L. Mott,
J. F. Benge, S. NJ. Brown, l.. T. Lath.
rope w. P. Van Fossan, Levi Gates,
w. ]. Taylor and James Grooms.-
Contributed.
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WILLARD.

Pete Pearson and family spent Sun
day at Map Venators.
Miss Ellen Anderson of Farson
visited with home folks Saturday and
Sunday.
Sven Pearson and son Howard were
Blakesburg callers Saturday.
Mrs. A. G. Anderson and daughter
Edna were shoppers in Ottumwa Sat
urday.
The Ladies' Aid society will be
entertained at, the parsonage Friday
afternoon.
|, G. A. Carlson and family and Fred
Johnson and family were entertained
at A. L. Johnson's Sunday afternoon.
Roy Pearson had the misfortune OF
having his knee fractured quite severe
ly last week.
Ed Larson and wife were recent
callers at the Frank Larson home.
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THE T. w. GOBBLE
FUNERAL TUESDAY

Batavia, April 10.-The funeral Of T.
w. Gobble was held at his late resi-
dence Tuesday, conducted by Rev. E..
A. Benzinger pastor of the NJ. E.
church of Batavia, assisted by the
Masons of which order deceased was a
member. Interment in Abingdon GEM
etery. Quite a number of the brother
Masons from here took part in the
service. H.,
Mr.. Gobble died at his home near
Abingdon early Sunday morning,
death being the result of old age.
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MANY SCHOOL MEN
ARE RESIGNING
ouperIntendents Of Schools In Numer-
Gus Iowa Cities Tender Res'g-
nations to Boards. .-.t

Cedar Falls, April 10.-Although it
~ early in the year for city superin-
tendents Of schools to begin quitting.
many designations to take effect at
the close Of the school year In June
are reported throughout the state.
Among those who have announced
their designations are: w. o. Riddell
a Des Moines, F. w. Else of Oska.
loosa. Charles ID. Blodgett Of Atlantic
and u. T. Armstrong of Charles City.
M. Armstrong will become super
in4Andent OF schools at Pittsburg,
Kan. H. q. Mitchell Of Ackley viii
spand the next two years studying IN
the eastern universities. H. L: Near
paes, who has been at the head of the
Cresco schools for the last four years,
has fled his resignation w. f. era
mar, who has been at the head OF the
Red Oak schools for the last five
years win be succeeded by J. @. Nc
Glade, who has been at Charlton for
two years.
q. p. Flower, who has been at the
head Of the Fairfield schools for three
1870. has been rendered the super
in4endenoy at Oskafoosa. J. B. Young
WHO has been at the head Of the pub
lie schools at Toledo for the last %
wears. will retire at the close OF the
year. Charles 8. Cobb, who has been
et LOGAN for the last seven years, has
declined reelection. John J. Hilliard,
raduate of the Teachers college
and Of the state university, has been
chosen to be superintendent OF the
schools Of Postville for next year, to
succeed 8. A. Guiles, who has been
,tharo %hroQ wears
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MANCHESTER HAS
MUCH SICKNESS

Manchester, April 10.-Manchester
Is experiencing an epidemic Of diph-
iberia and measles. Five families are
under quarantine for diphtheria. In
only two cases are the victims in a
critical condition. e.s~- .r IT,
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BLOOMFIELD.

Miss Minnie Young returned to Mt.
Pleasant where she is attending
school.
Mrs. Ed Cox spent Sunday in Milton
visiting.
Mrs. Stuart Latimer and daughter
were In Ottumwa Sunday visiting.
A number of Masons drove to the
James Stokesbury funeral Sunday. Mr..
Stokesbury was very prominent Ma
son having taken the highest degree.
c. q. Fortune returned from Moline,
III, with his car which he took over
to have overhauled.
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FELL DEAD WHEN
: HARVESTING TEAM

Wapello, April 10.-P. o. Shipman,
wealthy farmer living near here,
is dead Of heart failure. He had gone
to the barn to prepare the horses for
driving to church, and dropped dead
in the barn lot He was II years old.
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BURSTING PIPES
DO MUCH DAMAGE

Mason City, April 10.-Thousands
of dollars worth of damage was done
by the breaking Of hot water mains,
used for heating the municipal build
ing, caused BY too. much pressure at
the, pumping station. The city library,
the Let's, Spencer Grocery G. ware
houses and many residences were
Hooded. ..
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KEOKUK COUNTY
LAND SELLS HIGH

Kinross, April 10.-All records in
Keokuk county land prices were bro
ken when deal was closed whereby
J. L. Newander sold his farm, located
near Kinross, for $248.41 an acre.
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a Sudden COLLAPSE

3 Z; Z a Sudden Collapse
of stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
IS most surely prevented with Electric
Bitters, the safe regulator. so cents.
Frank B, Clark.
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City Appointments Made.
MaxSha1ltown, April 1O.-F. e. Nor
thup was ireappointed city solicitor,
ana I. T. Kirby fire chief, and DR.. f..
r. Iierie city physician, by the new
CITY council.
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Obituary.
James Stookesberry.

lanes Stookesberry passed away at
,;s howe southwest Of stiles Thursday
Anril 3. The funeral was held SUNDAY
the services being conducted py tne
Masonic lodge. Interment In the IN
skeep cemetery
Mr.. Stookesberry was born January
II. 1850, in Clinton county. ONO. ne
resided there but short time, coming coming
with his parents to Iowa, VINO settleu
in Grove township, Davis county. Here
he grew to manhood and received "a
common school education.
At the age Of eighteen years he COM
menced farming for himself and con-
tinued that occupation until his death
The present Stookesberry farm IS one
Of the best in the southern part of the
county, Is we'll stocked and Is equipped
with the latest improvements.
He was married in April, 1868, to
Miss Mary f.. Lyons, who died about
four years later He married again
November 10, 1874. to Louise e. .Ganet
TO this union were born nine children
They are: Mrs. Rosie Zollman, deceas-
ed. J, William John T., George. Jake
Palmer and Herman Stookesberry and
Mrs. Nora McVey Of Davis county, and
Joe H. Stookesberry Of Palisade, Colo.
Mrs. Stookesberry died several years
ago, and in May, 1910, he married Mrs
Oyntnld DOOlGy, WIN ouA WIS AAAAAI' r. &
Mr.. Stookesberry was one OF the
most prominent Masons Of this section
Of the state. He was member Of Quit
man lodge A. F. & A. M No. PIT OF
stiles, of Bloomfield Chapter No. 25, al
Bloomfield, where he also belonged te
the order of the High Priesthood anc
ranked as Past High Priest; to Matte
Commandery, No. 81 at OttumwaI te
Zarephath Consistory No. of Daven.
port and of the order Of the Shrine a,
Davenport. Several years ago in com.
pany with l. r. Shepherd he attended
the meeting Of the Imperial Council Of
the Shrine at New Orleans.
He was also member of the /. 0. O
F.Slodge at Bloomfield. of the Elks
lodge at Ottumwa, and of the Eastern
Star at Bloomfield.
During his life time he was many
times honored with township office. HI
was for many years one Of the acknowl-
edged leaders Of the democratic party
in this county, and was delegate OF
the party to state conventions many
times. He was a delegate to both the
Burlington and Cedar Rapids state
democratic conventions Of 1912.-Con-
tributed. .,..-s .....a.. u @
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James z. Perry.

James E. Perry was born in Pier;
pont, N. Y, May 80, 1888, and grew to
manhood there. He enlisted in the
Twenty-seventh Massachusetts, volun-
teer infantry at Ludlow, Mass. Six
weeks after his enlistment, October 10,
1861, he was married to Miss Louise
Bartlett, the marriage being performed
by DR.. Miner Raymond at Wilberham,
Mass.
After the close of the war he moved
to Tomah, Wis.,, where he lived for ten
years. He then moved to Sparta, Wis,
where he served four years as county
officer. He made his home in Sparta
six years and then moved to Tomah
where he made his home until 1906
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S~kinned From, lead to Heel
was Ben Pool. Threet. Ala. when
dragged over a rough road; but Buck
lens Arnica Salve healed all his IN
iuries. CSC Frank B. Clark.
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Open Bio Locks In May.

Keokuk, April 1o-The opening Of
the big locks in the dam here will
occur late in May or early In June,
according to water power officials.
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Churchmen to Meet.

Creston, April 1O.-The annual
spring meeting of the Council Bluffs
Association of Congregational
churches will be held at Shenandoah
April Is and 16.
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CHICAGO MEDICAL 1M8T1TU1D
- Davenport, lows :
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by Group, coughs or colds are soon re.
lieved BY the use OF DR.. Kings New
Discovery. 50 cents and 81. Frank B.
Clark.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-24
County Employs Farmer

Jackson county will probably
be the next to organize a bureau
of agriculture and employ a farm
advisor. There are several
counties in Missouri which now
have secured experts to go
amongst their agriculturists and
expound some of the problems
that make for bigger and better
yields of farm produce and better
farm life in general. The law
here is that the county court,
may, if desired appropriate suf-
ficient to secure a man of this
type, who at the minimum
would cost the county $1,000 per
annum. The more advanced
counties of the state feel the
need of expert help and are will
ing to pay for it.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-24
Chariton'S 1911 Exports

Part 2 and 3 of the Missouri
Red Book for 1912 issued by the
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
is off the press and is being dis
tributed. The book gives some
interesting figures for the year
1911, of which year the book
treats in this issue. 1t shows
that 62, 900 head of stock were
shipped out of here in 1911. Of
these 41,000 were hogs, 11,000
cattle and 10000 sheep. A mil
lion pounds of pounds of poultry
was shipped and SCI, 900 dozen
eggs. Tobacco to the extent of
800, 900 lbs. was sent out, 1872
900 bu wheat and $4,000 bu.
corn. Approximately 10000
barrels of apples were exported;
also the following wool, 237, $50
lbs; butter 1851 lbs. ; milk
and cream, 16,7OO gal.; game
39,012.; fish 34,961 lbs.; furs
5,638 lbs; whiskey 2 GAL; hides
and pelts, 30,37 lbs.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-24
Mohler-Penick

Frank w. Mohler of St. Joseph
and Miss Cora Auby Penick,
daughter of Mrs. Mary Penick,
of Brunswick, were married at
$50 p. m. Friday, January II at
the BRIDES home, Rev. White of
the M. E. Church officiating.
The wedding was a quiet home
affair and was witnessed only by
members of the family. The
bride and groom left at 7::30 fol
Kansas City where they spent a
few days before going to their
home at st. Joseph, where the
groom is engaged in business.
The bride was for some time an
employe of the Brunswicker Of
flee at Brunswick.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-24
Hardesty-TiSdale

Mrs. F. Courtney and son,
Francis and Miss Kate Hawkins
returned Monday from Kansas
City where they went to attend
the wedding of Miss Georgia
Tisdale to Frank A. Hardesty.
The wedding occurred at high
noon Saturday. The bride is a
niece of Mrs. Courtney and Miss
Hawkins and was a former
resident of this city where she
was we'll known and highly re-
garded. The groom is an en-
ploye of one of the express COM
panies at Kansas City and holds
a responsible position.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-24
Entertains U. D. c.

Monday evening at the home of
Miss 10 Martin the U. D.: C's.
held their monty meeting
and devoted the hour to COM
memoration of the birthday an
niversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee,
the great Confederate leader. In
response to the roll call each
esponded with some noteworthy
remark accredited Gen. Lee.
Short talks were given by Mrs.
Cook, Mrs. Moore and Mrs.
Cooke. After the program the
hour was devoted to social affairs
and the serving Of refreshments.
The next monthly meeting will
be held at the home of Miss
Leannah Minter.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-24
Caught One Wolf

W. W. Umbarger # the
country near Wilton Springs was
at Marshall Monday. He says
the first day of the wolf hunt
last week was great sport.
They corralled 4 good sized
wolves and were sure they could
capture them all, but three of
them managed to evade the
hunters and only one was killed.
The hunt has however convinc-
ed the people of the Napton
neighborhood that there are
plenty of wolves in that section
of the country and should be
gotten rid of before spring. Mr..
Umbarger thinks they will make
another effort soon to capture
them.o
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-24
MCDOWnYuiell

Sunday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock at the home of Rev.
Ormsbee, occurred the wedding
of Alfred Mellow and Miss
Jessie Yuiell, both of Carrollton.
They appeared at the minister's s
home without attendants and
the wedding was witnessed by
the minister's family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mellow will make their
home at present in the Gray
residence near the Wabash
station where the groom is en-
ployed on the night trick as
operator. Mr.. Mellow formerly
made his residence at the Brown
Hotel.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-24
Irene Gordon EntertainS

Irene Gordon, a very young
Miss of this city, entertained 25
or 80 youngsters from the fifth
grade of the public school at her
home Saturday afternoon, that
being her eleventh birthday.
One of the features of the after
noon was bean" contest n
which a prize was offered for
the person guessing the nearest
number of beans in a jar
placed before them. Frances
Warsham secured the prize in
the bean contest. Lemon ice
and other refreshments were
served.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-24
No inaugural Ball

The Inauguration Committee
on arrangements, out of defer
ence to the suggestion of Presi-
dent elect Wilson that an inaug-
ural ball, a time honored feature
never before omitted, has decid-
ed to have no ball as part of the
festivities March a. The gentle
man in whose honor it would
have been given, holds that the
expense would be too great, and
implies that he will find better
use to put the amount to, later
on, where all the people may be
benefited a little instead of a
few enjoying it all So far, so
good.