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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
Evening Story.
SAUNDERS 4 SAUNDERS.
Copyright, 1913. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
BY Clara Inex Deacon.


Miss Viola Saunders was about
thirty years old In stating q wom-
ans age always say about 50 and so.
This gives her range between
her, and does no one else injustice.
Miss Saunders was one Of the sub
heads In department store. She
was spoken of az fnssy, and yet she
was q good business woman. BY
Gus and impatient and wanted her
way about things,
Mr.. Gordon Saunders was thirty
exact. He will lie out OF it the same
az woman. IL
Gordon Saunders was cashier and
llshment. He was fussy. He was as
everything was program, and the
slightest change anonyed him. Upon
q certain occasion the head Of the firm
used Mr.. Saunders favorite pen to sign
q check, instead of taking another. and
there came near being row and a
resignation.
Ml66 0hUuuoId, III LuS SVOE0, udu
boarded with one and the same land
lady for seven years, and had her
properly terrorized. It had come to
it that while the landlay bought
the eatables and paid the rent, Miss
Saunders ran the house. Very few
permanent boarders got into that
house without first running the CANT
let of Miss Saunders.
Mr.. Saunders, of the factory, had
boarded in one and the same house
for eight years, and the landlady had
survived 1t. He was the star. He
was dominant. In his way he ran
the house.
Eight years and thirteen days Ito
be precise with precise mani. Mr..
Saunders had boarded at one house,
when there came clap of thunder
from clear sky. The building had
been bought by those who were going
to tear it down for better one. The
landlady and her boarders must get
out. Mr.. Saunders, the king-pin,
must get out. He vowed by the seven
seas that he never would, but he did.
He was just three weeks finding an
other boarding house, and fate led
him straight to the spot where Miss
Viola Saunders had had her nest for
the last seven years. 1t was hard
times with the landlady, and she took
the male Saunders in without asking
the consent Of Miss Saunders. He
was comfortably settled when the
latter came up from the store to din
Der.
During the meal Miss Saunders
took notes. The others thought it
was part Of her store work, but the
landlady was not left long in ignor.
ance. After the meal, and when she
, asked Miss Saunders how she liked
the new arrival, she was answered:
HE has grabbed, mean DISPOSE
ton.
HE is kicker.
"He viii try to run your house.
"He has the ear-marks of a dead.
beat.
II shall be sadly mistaken IL he
does not turn out to be crook"
why, Miss Saunders!" gasped the
other in CONSERVATION.
"Well, you wanted my opinion"
"And you are going to leave my
house after all these years."
mo, ma 'am, I'm not"
Thank heaven!"
ION that mans account! believe
he came here to defy me. do not
Ike a man with thin, brown hair.
He has it. + do not like man with
gray eyes. He has them. think he
came here to root me out and / shall
stay here and defy him."
"And II he makes you any trouble
he may go!"
"Oh, I'll try and hold my own. |
have met such men before, and
laugh them their places"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
Press Comment.
Care For the Roads.

Davenport Times: The supervisors
throughout the state Of Iowa have been
notified by Mr.. Mcdonald, the state
highway engineer, that they VIII have
to take care of the system Of highways
designated on May IL. OF course 1t
would be useless merely to name GER
tain roads as state or county roads
without at the same time planning to
take care of them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

have much effect. II the stock brok-
ers wish to get alarmed at one another
that IL their privilege. but the country
will 90 right ahead transacting bust
ness as heretofore. w
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
Cheap Goods Costly.

Cheap Goods Costly.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
We pay the wages Of the sweatshop.
not in the purchase price at the store
but later and at the highest price
known. How great the price it is i'm
possible to show but when Of 1872. fam
lilies crowded into industrial caves like
beasts ITO are sewing contagion with
every stitch, vengeance for wrong
goes with the output.
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Where viii IL End?

Marion Register: The legislature
appropriated $2,ooO,000 for additional
capitol grounds and now they" say
an Office building must be erected on
the new" grounds as large as the cap
itol That will take $4,000, 900 more.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

There Is no liberty without law
to protect that liberty. Without law,
might would always dominate right.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

A New Yorker has conceived the
idea Of making fortune through the
manufacture of unloseable hairpins
fastened in the hair with miniature
paddock. This will certainly foil
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

Think by yourself and for your
self.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

When Is a lobby not lobby? Ash
Senator Penrose.
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Modern Life.

Modern Life.
Whats the quickest way of getting
to the sixty-seventh floor Of the Sky
high building?"
"Take an express elevator to the
flfty-f1fth floor. Then take a train in
the corridor to the other side Of the
building, where you can make close
connections with fast local elevator
to the point you want"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

The twentieth century Is q huge
eraser OF things that were.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

II you have finished cleaning up II
Is about time to begin on the weeds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

Not Very Romantic.
Life might bring girl little 70
nance"
How now"
TT is pretty tough on a girl who
has spent all her youth In the pages Of
Ouida to have to finally marry q man
who keeps q delicateesen store"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
Painful Truth

Painful Truth.
do your American Indians still
paint their faces?" inquired the for.
eigner.
II don't think 1t Is altogether the
Indians that keep the drug stores
going" responded the native, reluct-
antly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
A Few Laughs.
The WAY 10 Live.

##g %g nc way 10 AsVOs .Ek
In baseball town Of great renown
The people slide to work.
Four hours per day on double pay
Belong to every clerk.
The scheme is prime; he takes this
time "A L..
For talking baseball lore.
Serene he sits, discussing hits
Or doping out the score.
In baseball town they have things
down
To suit the toilers pat.
They see the game, discuss the same,
And work comes after that.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
Bowed With Shame.

Bowed With Shame.
'The home team lost"
How do you knOw?"
'My husband is sneaking in the back
way"
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Folding Head0ear.

Folding Head0ear.
These collapsible opera hats are a
great convenience" i
>"So?"
"Yes: you have no bdea how much
room they save in q nat"
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An Awful AffiictIon

An old German farmer entered the
office Of a Wholesale druggist one
and addressed the propprie.
tor:
"Mr. Becker, Ihaf der schmaJl
pox-" 7.
"Merciful heavens, Mr.. Jacobs!'
exclaimed Becker, az the office force
scram bled over each other in their
hurry to get out, don't come any
nearer!"
"Vot's der madden NIT you fellers,
anyhow" quietly replied Jacobs, 81
say hat der schmall pox Of butter
out in mine wagon, vot der Mrs.
Becker ortered las week alreaty." =
National Food Magazine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
kIt, or tho Weeds,

KIN on tho Weeds,
Des Moines Capital: Now is the ac-
cepted time to get rid Of the weeds.
Kill them OF before they 80 to seed.
Slaughter them without mercy.
Last year, The Capital pleaded for
enforcement Of the weed cutting laws.
The pleading went by the boards.
Along the Beaver avenue road and in
many vacant lots in what are popu-
larry termed ''the best parts Of town"
weeds were permitted to 60 to seed
in manner most shameful The re-
suit is that the crop this year Is enor-
nous. Tracts along the best boule-
wards of the city will within short
time be disgracefully overgrown.
Some of them are already unfit to be
shown to strangers.
Now is the time to get busy. To
permit the weeds on the vacant lots
to go to seed is little short OF criminal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
The Eaety Vacation.

The Early Vacation.
/ travelled of on pleasure bent; the
time was early June.
Straight to big hotel l went, upon a
sandy dune
thought of strolling with some girl,
Of golfing joys sublime.
And all the other giddy whirl Of gay
vacation time.
They put me in hall bedroom at
thirty bones per week;
The pesky room was like a tomb, and
things outside were bleak.
Two walters only we're at work; they
fairly seemed to creep.
Besides them, there was but one clerk
and he> was half asleep.
I was a sad and solemn guestr1n that
big place alone.
Twas dreary as last years nest.
whence all the birds had flown.
The sea breeze had a piercing nip;
cold were those sand dunes
brown.
I stayed two days, then packed my
grip and beat 1t back to town.
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NOTHING 70 It.

Nothing 70 It.
The nations are all preaching peace ;
The word is on all lips.
But what OF that? They never cease
From building battleships.
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And don't fail to-, clean up and
paint the house.
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Deserves Crowds.

Deserves CroWd0.
Keokuk Gate City: The department
Of agriculture at Washington Is send.
ing Miss Laura e. Biglow to Iowa to
lecture on good roads. She will tell
farmers Institutes and county normals
of the great possibilities existing in
Iowa for country Identification, and
Will emphasize the relative Importance
of the betterment of the rural high
should have good audiences wherever
she speaks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
Domestic Tragedy.

It Is tough to have to leave tho old
home: but what are You going to do
when the rubber plant gets too tall for
the ceilings?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

( OffcIal Home For Vice President.
Hannibal CourierPost: Why not an
official home for the vice president
provided by the nation, and suitable to
the dignity and Importance of the of.
flce and the social requirements I'm
posed upon It's occupant? Few things
would contribute more than this to
give the Office the place in public esti
mate to which 1t Is entitled and to
which, having long been degraded, it
ought to be restored.
T. The Senate "investlgatlon."
Kansas City Republican: The spec
tacle of United States senators ''in.
vestigating" themselves on an order
from the president Is far from edify-
ing. Senators who are taking part in
this farce appear to have lost sight Of
the fact that the legislative depart
ment Ia a coordinate branch of the
government and that any insinuation
or charge from the white house that
this branch is being '1unduly influ-
enced" by an "inadious lobby" IL. .
gratuitous insult to its dignity, intelli-
gence and integrity. The senate would
be quite as much justified In charging
that the president was being "unduly
Influenced" by lobbyists.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12
DISFIGURED WITH PlMPLES

Whitewater, Colo-"Eczema broke
out all over my little grandson's face
and body. 1t just looked as though
blood poison would set up at times
when he would scratch himself SO
much The eczema broke out in PIN
pies and would run watery corrup-
ton and wherever the water touched
the flesh, another pimple would form,
until the pimples would form sore.
His clothing irritated his body and he
lost his rest at night. The disease
was so irritating and would itch SO
that l have seen him in such an irri-
tating condition that he would cry
and scratch himself until the blood
would run. He was very much dis
figured as the skin would be torn from
his cheeks from the scratching.
Il tried all the simple remedies that
1 knew Of to stop the pain and burn
ing, but they did not cure him. This
went on until January, 1912, when l
began to use the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, which proved complete
cure in short time" (Signed) Mrs.
Laura Stephens. Nov. 10, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12
Wyoming.

The Keystone Oil Company of Cas-
per has purchased a 40acre site at
Casper, on which it will erect 1000
barrel refinery, which will cost in the
neighborhood of half a million dol
lars.
E. r. Sartwell has started gold
rush" to the country south of Lewis
ton by reporting the discovery there
of vein of free-milling quartz which
is expected to give $4,000 to the ton.
The find is in remote district south
of the Sweetwater river and 40 miles
from the railroad.
A wonderful strike Of free gold is
reported from 60 miles south of Riv-
erton, beyond the Sweetwater river.
and scores of prospectors have out
fitted and started for the locality. E.
r. Sartwell is the discoverer, and is
said to have located quartz which
gives colors indicating value OF
$500 to the ton.
strike of very rich gold ore is re-
ported from the Victoria mine, three
miles west OF Cente nnial, and minere
who have seen the property say ore
will run anywhere from $1,000 tc
$4,000 a ton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12

A bonanza mineral find was made
a few days ago at the Alec mine at
Freeland. a streak of ore having been
encountered that shows values OF 2
ounces gold and 80 ounces silver a
ton.
George Eastman. representing an
Eastern syndicate, has leased 10000
acres on the north side of the Platte
river at Brush and will start pros
pecting for oil within the next thirty
days
A genuine mineral discovery for
which Empire was famous during the
early history of development, has
just been made on the Pioneer mine
situated on Covode mountain and op-
Grated by s. l.. Work of Idaho Springs.
Miss Mae Sheedy, a nice Of Dennis
Sheedy. the Denver banker, and
George Gray, signed oil leases with
Denver parties for $50 acres of land
near Brush. Several parties repre-
senting several oil syndicates have
been trying to get these leases.
Galyia and Matisa. leasing on the
800 foot level of the Old Town mine
at Idaho Springs, are reaping a har-
vest Heavy shipments of smelling
ore are being made and the returns
on the last &c tons that was market
ed brought settlement of s1,434.
Thirty thousand dollars worth OF
placer gold. melted into bricks, was
shipped from Breckenridge to the
Denver mint. The shipment was the
result of two cleanups of dredges in
the last ten days, and small sever
ty-five ounce brick from a small hy'
draulic placer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12
New Mexico.

fne Pratt mill at Red River has
made a cleanup after a few days
run. The amount of value in gold is
estimated from thirteen to fifteen
hundred dollars.
Twenty-Five tons of dynamite
which cost approximately $1,000, were
discharged at Santa Rita, in the
Hearst cut east of the camp, and re-
moved 100000 cubic yards of dirt or
"capping" which overlay the ore. The
sight was a singularly beautiful one
and despite the fact that many sight
seers lined the surrounding hills,
there was no injuries of any kind, due
to the utmost precautions taken by
the officials of the company. The
blast was probably the largest ever
discharged at one time in New Mex
leo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12
Whom She Preferred.

A lady suspected her two sons of
carrying on mild filtration with one
of the servants, a bonny Scottish las
sic. In order to arrive at the truth of
the matter she pressed the bell. and
when the girl answered it spoke to
her.
Tell me. Jane" she said quietly,
(which of my two sons do you prefer
James or Albert?"
"Weel, ma'am," replied the blush
ing Jane, they are both nice. though
think of the two l prefer James; but
for real guild spree gle me the mas
ter."-Lordon TitBits.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12
Arizona.

The Mohave County Miner reports
that extensive ore bodies are being
opened in the Boundary Cone mine,
near Oatman.
The long litigated Silverbell law
suit was decided by Judge Sutter in
the Superior Court of Cochise coun.
ty. Louis Zeckendorf VS.. Albert
on the docket Judgment was entered
for Zeckendorf and It carries an
award OF approximately 100000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12
S|DEuGHTS OF GETTYSBURG REUNION

A striking contrast II seen in the
menu provided for the soldiers fifty
years ago and what they enjoyed this
year:
Observation-Disclosures. bacon.
beans and coffee.
Dinner-Bacon, beans, hardtack and
coffee.
Supper-Beans. hardtack. bacon
and coffee
1913-Breakfast-Pu rice, fried
eggs, fried bacon, cream potatoes.
fresh bread. hard bread, butter and
coffee.
Dinner - Fricassee chicken, peas.
corn, Ice cream. cake. cigars, fresh
bread. hard bread, butter. coffee, iced
tea
Supper - Salmon salad, macaroni
and cheese. fresh bread. butten and
coffee.
the state department at Harrisburg
told OF the call made by Union vet
eran early on the morning OF the If
tieth anniversary OF the start of the
battle. who related that his conscience
troubled him because OF the fact that
on that fateful morning many years
ago he had succumbed to temptation
and stolen a quantity of onions from
the Thorne garden, which was located
near the historic Seminary ridge. He
told Thorne that he desired, at this
late day to pay for the onions and
thus relieve his conscience.
Naod1oco IN 10 n$v
was refused. but the Thornes would
like to learn the identity OF the SOL
diers who upset eight beehives in the
dead OF night and appropriated ell the
honey they contained.
A remarkable coincidence of the
camp was the meeting Of two men of
exactly the same name. coming from
towns Of the same name, but in differ
ent states. One fought q the union
side In the battle Of Gettysburg, and
the other with the confederates.
These two men are John Carson Of
Burlington, N. C.
They met by the merest chance.
The Jersey Carson was walking along
one OF the streets, and saw a man in
gray. Just to be friendly, the Jersey
man stopped him and gave him
greeting. 1t was not until they had
talked for several minutes that they
discovered their names were Identical,
as well as the names of their towns.
A grandson OF Francis Scott Key,
composer Of THE Star-Spangled Ban
ner." is here. He is John Francis Key,
aged eighty-two. of Pikeville, Md, and
he Is veteran OF the Second Mary
land infantry Of the confederate army.
Wearing suit OF gray, Key came
into town. weak and almost dropping.
He has been in failing health. but de-
clared he was going to see Gettys-
burg on this occasion or die"
One of the Oldest veterans in the
nIg camp is Captain w. H. Fleig OF
Houston, Texas, who was ninety years
CT age on his last birthday, February
%. During the war he served with
distinction in the marine department
of the confederate navy. Captain
F1eig is one Of the best preserved
men in camp and is more active than
many Of the other veterans q score of
years less advanced.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12

The great reunion of the blue and
tho gray on the battlefield Of Gettys-
burg has passed into history. 1t was
in all respects the most unique gath
ering of the soldiers OF the SOS ever
held. Men who fought each other
nifty years ago this year fraternized
a. long-separated brothers. Naturally
such a gathering would be productive
OF many incidents. both pathetic and
humorous. AS many stories were
floating about as there were veterans
At the reunion.
The camp is full of unexpected
meetings. Every day brings forth nu-
merous meetings between men who
have not seen one another for many
years. Many are commonplace. but
some are extraordinary. For In
stance. here Is one:
I. D. Munsee Of Erie county, Penn
sylvania. a soldier in the 111th Penn
sylvania, was captured by the con-
federates at Peachtree Creek, Ga.
when he was one OF Sherman's army
on the celebrated march to the sea.
He was being conveyed to the rear
by a confederate soldier when the
union batteries opened fire upon the
party among whom he was a pris-
oner. The man who was guarding
Munsee was hit and fell. knocking
Munsee down and lying on top of
him.
Seeing his chance of escape. Nun
see lay very still under the uncon-
scious confederate while the battle
ragged around them. That night he
slipped from under the body and es-
capped to the union lines.
II thought that fellow was dead"
said Munsee, but I saw him today.
Poor fellow. his minds bad. and he
didn't recognize me, but was sure Of
him. I couldn't even get his name, but
I'm goin over later to the Georgia
camp and try to find out who he is."
Here In q story which was told by
A. T. Dice, vice-president Of the Read
ing railway:
Once upon a time there were a vet
eran in gray and a veteran in blue.
They came to Gettysburg and in the
course OF events and visits to hotels
they happened to meet. They looked
over the sights OF Gettysburg and the
monuments OF the field. But they
found they must part.
The one in blue lived in Oregon;
the one in gray In New Orleans. They
,went weeping together to their sta
ton and passed by train after train.
deferring the parting that must come.
Just what they said. Just how they
reached the final grand idea Of the
meeting, Mr.. Dice did not know.
But, however. yesterday they finally
decided that the time for parting had
come. The one from Oregon could
not figure how to reach home via New
Orleans and his gray comrade, while
willing to see the west, didn't have
the money for a ticket.
They lined upon on the platform as
their trains stood waiting and then
before the crowd, they slowly stripped
OF their uniforms and exchanged
them there while the curious fiocked
to see them.
The Oregonian who came proudly to
town with a coat Of blue. went as
proudly away with one of gray and
the veteran from Louisiana who boast
ed the gray OF the south sat with
swelling chest in his new uniform OF
blue.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12
Not Going to Waste 1t.

Young Man Whispering to jew
eler)-That engagement ring l bought
of you yesterday
Jeweler-What's the matter with it?
Didn't it fit?
Young Man (cautiously)-'Sh 1t
didn't have a chance. Gimme studs
for 1t.