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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-06

Keokuk hospital for the past five
weeks returned home Saturday.
Miss Mary Easter has returned from
Monroe, Wash, where she has been
teaching school,
Jesse Fletcher of Ottumwa was a
recent visitor here with his family.
Miss Frances Callen is visiting rela-
tives in Seymour.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Elgin of Hanni-
bal, Mo-, visited here last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Russell.
The guild will be entertained this
evening, March at the E. c. Smith
home.
Misses Mary and Regina Meek are
visiting relatives iii FIT Madison.
Mrs. J. d. Ridgeway of Trenton, Mo.
has been visiting at the Ida Jones
home.
Miss Katharine Cresap entertained
the whist club Tuesday afternoon. :
Miss Mary Stebbins has returned
from a several weeks visit in Keokuk
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HILLS BoRo.

Bonnie Williamson and Nellie
Watts were married at the Florence
hotel in Fort Madison Wednesday
Feb. 26, in the presence of few rela-
tives. They will make their home in
Donnellson when they will coduct the
N. S. Watts store.
A pre-nuptial shower was held at
the home of Mrs Monkey here Thurs
day evening for Miss Grace Moxley.
About sixty were present.
About thirty-two friends and rela-
tives were invited to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Boley Thursday in
honor of Mr.. Boley's birthday.
Mrs. S. G. Boley entertained the
members of ser Sunday school class
her home southwest of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Logan gave a
party for their daughter Mae Friday
evening that being her birthday.
Mrs. Frances Hixson left Thursday
for her new home in Yarmouth.
Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Bonn and Mrs.
|C c. Watts went to Fort Madison
Wednesday, \
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem standley have
moved into the Cochran property.
Howe Morrison and family will
move to the Fred Williamson resi-
dence vacated by the Standleys
Hon. j. w. Blaclford returned from
the state legislature Friday evening
making a short visit in Mt Pleasant
first.
Abe Wills has moved from the Log
an farm to farm near Winchester
which he purchased from Mr.. Hurley
iof Mt. Pleasant.
Harmon Ogen went to Mt. Pleasant
Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henning enter
tanned party Of friends at their home
last evening.
A company of little girls are enjoy
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Lake View where they had spent tn,
past two months.

Lake View where they had spent the
past two months
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Ware and daugh-
ter Elizabeth of Eldon are moving in.
to the Eberline residence.
The pupils of Miss Vivian Blacks
room were much elated over their play
which they gave Friday evening to a
crowded house. We
Miss Vivian Black closed a six
months term of school here Saturday.
She made many friends here outside
her pupils, who would gladly welcome
her back.
! Miss Selma Harvard who is max
ing good with her room also closed
her school Saturday but only for a
Nonth's vacation when she will again
assume the school duties for two
months.
Mrs. T. D. Mum is ill with typhoid
fever.
Miss May Combs has been quite i'll
with grip Miss Marion Combs is also
on the sick list.
H. G. Bell and family have moved
to the D. H. Bell farm vacated by G..
G.. Myers and family. .s..a
A daughter was born Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Anderson.
Miss Lena Anderson returned home
Friday evening from Bloomfield where
she had spent the past week.
Miss Celia Rupe returned to her
home at Bloomfield Thursday from a
few days visit with Miss Stella Myers.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE and Mr. and Mrs.
Eli Harbour attended the funeral of
Miss Laura Tannehill at Bloomfield
Friday.
Mrs. w. A. Carnal was a business
visitor at Drakeville Saturday.
Mrs. C. G. Myers is sepnding few
days at Locust Grove with her mother
Mrs John Buchanan
4 Mrs. ]. M. Mccormick spent Satur-
day in Bloomfield.
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B ELKNAP.

Miss Bessie Smith of Drakeville who
was principal Of the West Grove school
came home Friday evening with Miss
Edith Bell, to spend the night and at
tend the play given by the Belknap
school. The Misses Bell and Smith
closed their schools at West Grove Fri
day.
Miss Alma Denny of Locust Grove
attended the play here Friday night
Mrs. T. H. Brewster and daughter
Ethel returned home Saturday from
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(BY COURIER CORRESPONDENTS

|of Leando to F. S. Harryman and has
purchased what is known as the Hut.
ton farm near Kilbourne.
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Easter cantata which they will give
Easter n
]. F. Deskin who was hurt in the
mines some time ago. is now improving
and able to be out Of bed and sit .up.
The Smoky Hollow mines run every
day last week.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
URGING GREAT SALE
OF CANNED FooDo

Dealers. grocers. 5obbers and manufac-
hands during the week of March 3lst to
April Sth in an effort to acQuaint house,
wives with the economy and quality OF
canned foods.
Il is now a we'll known fact that heat
10 the only preservative used in preparing
these economical foods. The cans are
sealed and sterilized at temperature OF
$50 degrees. which prevents any contami;
nation and keeps the contents fresh and
wholesome as the day the tins were filled
national Canned Foods Week. during
which dealers and Erocers will make
the purpose of demonstrating to house,
wives that the cost Of living can be cut
with such foods. and that they, may be
served in hundred. Of delightful ways.
and thus served daily without monotony.
The farmers wife especially finds It ad-
vantageous to relieve herself Of all the
cooking possible and Canned Foods en-
able her to do this and at the same time
Women in every community should OBJ
serve National Canned Foods Week by
going to the dealers and putting in a sup
ply. The saving and general satisfaction
worth while.-Adv,
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GENERAL.

Former Governor Frank s. Black,
long prominent In Republican politics.
died at Troy, N. Y. Valvular disease
OF the heart with which he had been
afflicted for some time was the cause.
Mrs. Jennie May Eaton was locked
up in the county Jail at Plymouth,
Mass, pending hearing ON the
charge of killing her husband. Rear
Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton. by pois-
oning him.
The names of ]. P. Morgan and the
Guggenheims have been brought In
to the trial of Albert G. Frost and
four others for so-called Alaskan
coal frauds, by Albert Fink, an at
toruey for the. defense.
Mexicans arriving at Juarez from
the south declare that they were part
of firing squad which executed
Abraham Gonzales, governor of Chi
huahua under the Madero government,
fortnight ago. Gonzales was killed
under the notorious fugitive law"
these Mexicans declare.
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NEWS or COLORADO POINTS.

souri, for extradition Of Corydon Al
Woody. Denver man. charged by .
resident Of Kansas City with obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Richard Begar, after facing trial for
the second time within the last three
years for sending a Mexican National
lottery ticket through the United
States malls. has been fined $40 by
Judge Lewis Of the United States
Court.
State Pure Food Inspector George
T. Bradley and all the employees of his
department who received their ap-
pointment before the present civil ser
vice law went into effect are pleased
over the prospect that they will not be
subjected to an examination by the
civil service commission.
The A80-acre ranch known as the
Diltz place, on the Colorado Springs
road, twenty miles south Of Denver
near Louviers station. has been
bought from Diltz brothers by ]. F..
Wolfinbarger. of 1901 South Broad
way, and will be converted by the
purchaser into dairy farm.
A denial of charges that there is a
$2,5OO shortage in the accounts OF the
office of w. L. Clayton, state insur-
ance commissioner, was issued by
James c. Burger, cashier Of the Ham
ilton National bank of Denver In
which the shortage was said to have
been found. The bank official sent a
letter to Governor Amons explaining
the account.
Three new members Of the board Of
trustees of the State Teachers college
at Greeley have been appointed by
Governor Ammons. All will take Of
flee April /. The new members are:
William Price Dunlavy of Las Animas
county. for six years: Mrs. Rosepha
Pulford Of Durango, for six years, and
Henry P. Steele Of Denver. for the
term ending April 1, 1917.
One of the highest honors conferred
by the pope on members of the Cath
olic priesthood has been received by
two Denver priests. The Rev. Father
Richard Brady. priest at Loretto acad-
emy. and the Rev. Father Percy A.
Phillips. chancellor of the Colorado
diocese. have been notified that the
pope, in recognition of long and faith
full service, has conferred upon each
the title Of monsignor. .v2!
Frank Trujillo. a well known ranch
er Of the western Rio Blanco county
section, was arrested in Rock Springs.
Wyo., and taken to Meeker by Sheriff
Lyons to stand trial for the alleged
theft of several horses from the Friz-
cell ranch at Rangely.
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WESTERN.

w. ]. Bryan was banqueted at Lin
coin ON his fifty.third birthday.
Former Governor Albert E. Mead Of
Washington, died Of valvular heart
trouble. He was native OF Kansas
and born in 1861.
Secretary of State William ]. Bryan
at Des Moines declared that he was
entirely in sympathy with President
Wilson in the latter's attitude on the
proposed Chinese loan.
The Texas Cattle Raisers' Associa-
tion selected Fort Worth as the 1914
meeting place, reelected all old Off
GERS and practically all old executive
committeeman, and adjourned.
Secretary of the governor of Ore,
gon, at salary of $4,000 year. Is
the position which has fallen to Miss
Fern Hobbs, heretofore chief stenog-
rapher in the governors office.
Edward Eckert of Pennsylvania was
parolled from the Wisconsin peniten-
tiary after thirty-seven years Of actual
time served behind the bars. He was
convicted of murder when twenty-one
years old.
. An estimate made following re-
ports received from the storm-swept
region of the northwest showed at
least 1900 head of cattle had per-
ished between Broken Bow and AL
lance. Neb.
The Union Pacific board of inquiry
which investigated the cause of the
wreck at Gothenburg. Neb., March IA.
gives out a statement holding Jonn
Weinberger, engineer of train No. IL
responsible for the accident.
To save the life of Roy Rankin, a
Los Angeles detective who was shot
by a Mexicen volunteer at Tijuana,
| lower California, recently, six ribs and
| the remainder of his right lung were
removed in San Diego, Cal. hos
pital.
| The woman's minimum wage oil
has been signed by Governor Spry
of Utah. The new law provides that
no woman or girl. shall receive less
than rs cents per day for the first
years service and no less than $1.2t
per day after years service.
Patrons Of Grand Forks, N. d.
dance halls, will have to register theil
names at the doors they enter, un
der the terms of an ordinance passel
by the city council. Girls under l,
years are barred entirely after 0
M. unless they are accompanied b,
guardians.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
FOREIGN.

Constantine took the oath as king
of the Hellenes on Friday.
Jean Barthou. minister Of justice in
the retiring French cabinet, has ac-
cepted the presidents invitation to
head the new cabinet.
A victory is officially claimed for
the Turkish forces in a twenty-four
hour battle along the Chatalja lines
defending Constantinople. r
The publication of President Wood
row Wilson's declaration regarding
Latin-America has caused general sat
isfaction among all parties in Mica
ragua. lEI
The Alaska Senate. has passed the
house bill granting votes to women.
This is the first bill passed by the
Legislature. There was not dis
senting vote in either house. The
bill exempts women from jury duty.
King Constantine of Greece has
taken the oath Of office. The petro-
politan Of Athens. surrounded by
members of the holy synod in full
canonicals, offered prayers and then
read aloud the oath which the king 70
peated in a firm voice.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
WASHINGTON.

Former Governor Burke Of North
Dakota, was nominated United States
treasurer.
William E. McCombs, chairman of
the national Democratic committee,
declined to become ambassador of
France. A., 5
The 1912 cotton crop amounted to
14,2s5.5O0 equivalent 5OO.pound bales.
including linters, the census bureau
announced.
President Manuel Bonilla of Hon
duras is dead at Tegucigalpa of kid
ney trouble according to a private
telegram received at Washington.
Many applicants have been received
by President Wilson and Secretary
McAdoo for the post of comptroller
of the currency which becomes VA
cant April 2Sth.
No more can the American fighting
man In Manila walk hand In hand In
the moonlight with his brown.skinned
starry.eyed sweetheart for the War
Department learned that Colonel
George X. Hunter Of the Seventh cav
airy has issued an order prohibiting
the men OF the Manila garrison from
appearing in public with native wo
men. .5iE5
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MRS. CRAGIN BAPTIZED
As THERMOMETER STANDS De.
LOW ZERO AT LYNN. MASS.
Emsrsss from Icy Water, knesls and
sInss Gospel Hymns, While
others Of Sect Prayed.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Colorado Springs, Colo-While Icy
winds penetrated her scanty clothing.
Mrs. Catherine Cragin OF 1715 Wood
avenue, this city. was baptized with the
triple baptismal service of new apos-
tolic faith In the freezing waters OF a
pond at Lynn, Mass. at sunrise. The
temperature was below zero, and the
intense coldness of the water In which
Mrs. Cragin was immersed. not only
once, but three times, almost caused
her to collapse, according to press dis
patches. ais i I+sa
Mrs. Cragin. who conducts a fash
boarding house in the smart
set colony on Wood avenpe. is the
wife Of Prof. F. W. Cragin. until a
short time ago an instructor in geol-
ogy at Colorado college. A son Is a
missionary In South America.
About. three weeks ago Mrs. Grain
declared she had vision in which the
Lord appeared and commanded her to
go at once to Lynn and receive the
triple baptism. She left the following
day, and at the end OF 2.000-mile
journey was met by Elder Adomiran
Rawson, to whom she explained her
mission. He led her out into the icy
waters until only their heads were.
visible and sang gospel hymns while
others of the sect prayed on the
banks. Mrs. Cragin is now an ordained
mtfister of the apostolic faith This
is the second time she has been bap-
tized.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
SPORT.

Orville Wright, who returned from
Europe on the George Washington, an
nounced that he is devising an I'M
proved hydroplane. -.-
Frank Klaus, who whipped Billy
Papke recently in France. has been
matched to fight Carpenter in April
for the championship Of the world"
A national comittee, promoting mill
tary aviation in France. thus far has
spent 100000. collected by public sub
scription, in purchasing 40 aero
planes and in training seventy-six
aviators. ~
With a terrific right swing to the jaw
Benny Chavez of Trinidad knocked
out Kid Burns of Chicago in the sec
ond round of scheduled twenty
round bout before the Santa Fe Ath-
letic club at tho West theatre in Trini-
dad.
Battling Nelson, the Durable Dane.
has won another Victory and In Dem
yer became reconciled to his wife.
who was Miss Fay King. The pair
have agreed to live together for ono
month-a trial marriage for that
length Of time-and If then Miss Mel
son, is satisfied with matrimony, they
will try and live happy ever after.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
usT A LITTLE TOO HAsn
Chances Are Colonel Newton viii In
vestIaats Hereafter Before He
Makes . Complaint.

Have you noticed that dead dog in
Harris back yard?" inquired Colonel
Newton at the breakfast table.
"No. / haven't: l didn't know they
had dog" his wife returned.
mo more did I, but there's a dead
dog lying in their back yard. and its
been there for q day or two. II ~
isn't. disposed Of by tomorrow ] shaA
notify the health department"
As the dog was still there, stretched
stin and stark. upon his return at
night, the colonel telephoned the
health department to come In the
morning and remove the body OF
dead dog in his neighbor's back yard
which was becoming offensive.
The men came early before the col
onel had left home. to attend to the
matter. He saw them pick up the ami
NAL, drop 1t suddenly and turn away.
The colonel, mystified. hurried out to
see about 1t.
I "why didn't you take that dog
away?" he sputtered.
The oficer eyed him coldly. "Aw.
come on he said, in tone Of dis
gust. that's stone dog; piece Of
bricky.brac; put out there for the ash
man"
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28

The federal government made d
profit of nearly $6.500.000 on the coin
age OF pennies. ickles, dimes. quar-
ters and halves during the fiscal year
1912. , .4r HE-H
Huntington Wilson, assistant and
acting secretary of state. has resigned
that office and insisted on immediate
acceptance of the resignation because
of his radical difference Of opinion
with the administration regarding its
Chinese policies. President Wilson i'm.
mediately accepted the resignation.
The United States Senate ended its
extraordinary session adjourning sine
die to reassemble April Z. when the
extra session of Congress convenes
All civil nominations Of President
Wilson were confirmed except that OF
Charles P. Neill to be commissioner OF
labor statistics. This appointment is
still in committee.
Here are the committees upon which
Colorado's new senators will serve:
Senator Thomas-Woman suffrage
chairman; finance. Interstate com
merce, military affairs. public lands
inter-oceanic canals. private land
claims, Indian depredations, expendi
lures In the Interior Department. Sen
ator Shafroth-Pacific Islands and Por
to Rico, chairman; appropriations, ag
riculture. banking and currency, con
tingent expenses of the Senate. mines
and mining, transportation and sale o.
meat products.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
ECZEMA ON FACE AND SCALP

400 Utica st.. Denver, Colony
eczema came first with pimples and
rash on my face, then on my scalp.
ears and neck. It itched SO bad that
1 could not sleep. I was a mass OF
sores and my eyes were SO could
not see out of them. It broke my
heart to look at my face. Every bit
of skin came on where the disease
was. I suffered awful between the
burning and itching. and whatever
part of my body 1t was on would be
swollen. treated for three months
and would get better for week. and
then would be as bad as ever.
II saw in the paper about Cuticura.
SO l sent and got some Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. had the eczema for
five months before began to use Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment, but got well
In a short time' after started to use
them. 1t is q sure cure as I have not
been troubled with 1t since. You
ought to see my face now. have
such a nice complexion. as soft as a
baby's." (Signed) Mrs. Mary Glendin-
ming. Dec. 20, 1911.
Cuticura- Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
The WEEKS NEWS EPITOMlZED

Forty-one were killed in Alabama;
Lower Peach Tree, where twenty
nine lost their lives, virtually was
swept away by a tornado on the 21st.
Declaring that in the past many
smaller nations had been afraid to
admit a foreign merchant Of the
greater countries lest a battleship
follow, Secretary of State Bryan in
an address before the Lincoln Com
mercial club, commented on the policy
of the Wilson administration regard
ing China and South America and de-
clared that 1t would cause friendly
feeling in those countries toward
Americans.
That Henry Lane Wilson. United
States ambassador to Mexico. knew
twenty-four hours before the tragedy
took place that, Francisco l. Madero
would be assassinated in the presiden-
tial palace. and that Felix Diaz was
backed in his revolution by $4,000
0aO advanced by the Pearson Petro-
leum syndicate, were the charges
made at San Francisco by Colonel
Mauel Bauche Alcalde, personal
friend of Madero and fugitive from
Mexico. He charged that Sir Whit
man Pearson. said to be an associate
OF ]. Pierpont Morgan, personally ad-
vanced the money for the revelation.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
Tho sIIo a. ! Forage Bank.

There is produced every year In this
country suficient forage to feed liber.
ally all the live stock of the land, and
leave . good balance besides. The
shortage Of supplies each year 10 due
10 the spelling and wasting Of forage
slready grown. and the means OF pre-
serving this forage will solve the
stock problen Of the country. The
principal waste is now going on with
the corn plant< 1t is most noticeable
ir the corn belt states where perhaps
so per cent. Of the stalk and leaves OF
this most valuable forage is wasted
annually. Az economic stock produc-
ton is determined by the proper use
of forage, the silo furnishes means
whereby all farm forage can be pre-
served and placed in the best possible
condition for feeding. The silo Is too
well known to require description Of
this method, but its use is certainly
sadly wanting. 1t can be safely said.
on any farm where 10 head or more
Of cattle are kept, silo 10 proper
equipment. and Of great economic
value.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
Minor Mention.
Dates for comina Events.

May,aaKp,ghts of Columbus Meeting
May.Fssate a sse. couneii. .. o. U. A. NJ at
June.-National Press Assn Meeting at
June%asqman Geioreeq snlinTFs Funniest at Denver.
June--Northern. Colo. Sunday School
Convention at Greeley.
ciave OF Knights Tempiar, Denver.
Aug. 25.-Conference Of Governors at
a. COLORADO Spring Springs; stat. Rant,.t As,o-
ciation at Pueblo.
T "A new strike was declared in the
northern Colorado coal fields.
D. D. McIlvoy. aged eighty-nfne, one
Of the pioneers Of 1S46. died at his
home in Arvada.
John Anglum. known as the dean OF
Colorado druggists. died in Denver aft
er two days illness with bronchial
pneumonia.
A municipal heating plant, to cost
$4,000 may be installed to furnish
heat for all buildings in the business
section of Fort Collins.
: For the second time in little more
than a year the courts are called upon
to declare matrimony failure for Dr.
and Mrs. Charles N. Heberton Of Den
yer.
A 1,50O-acre model farm. stocked
with thoroughbred dairy cattle, is to
be established In connection with the
Myron Stratton home at Colorado
Springs.
Mrs. Angelina, Pollock, mother OF
BENJAMIN L. Pollock and Robert II.
Pollock, Denver. celebrated her nine
ty-third birthday by cooking dinner
for her two sons. fn .a
The Loveland sugar factory has con
tracted 10000 acres of beets for the
season of 1918 which is the largest
acreage that has ever been signed for
In the history of the factory.
Suffering from severe beating rnd
kicking administered. she said. by her
husband, Mrs. Ida Donald. thirty-seven
years old of Cheyenne. took $14 from
her husbands pockets and went to
Denver.
Improved passenger terminal facil-
tiles which municipal authorities and
commercial bodies Of Denver have
been definitely agreed to by the six
roads now using the Union depot in
Denver. .ts
Women are too temperamental to
hold office and are not q success as
voters" declared Mrs. Francis w.
Goddard, social arbiter Of Colorado
Springs and who traces her ANCESTRY
back to the Mayflower. -.
Governor Ammons rsfused to honor
the requisition, ottthe governor of Mis-
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28
Insurance statistics.

Denver.-Fire insurance companies
doing business in Colorado assumed
$239, 9,047, ,231 04 in risks during 1912.
Their premiums totaled $3.183.2S6.4s
and the losses were $1.070.O41.3l.
Premiums written by Colorado compa-
nies totaled $94.411.06. These figures
were given out by William L. Clayton.
state insurance commissioner.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-28

Women with. HatpIns bout Bandits.
Pueblo.-Using their fingernails.
fists and hatpins, Mrs. A. J. Crane
and her daughter. Margaret, routed
two highwaymen who attempted to
rob them on the East Fourth street
yiaduct. The robbers wore masks and
were armed. but did not attempt to
shoot their victims.