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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
RETURNS TO DUBUQUE
LEFT THERE IN 1870

Dubuque, July 16.-The desire to
visit his old home and the haunts Of his
boyhood days has lured John Brinkley,
an inmate Of the Old Soldiers home at
Danville, Ill.,, back to Dubuque for his
first Visit her since 1870 Mr.. Brinkley is
10 years Of age. He is visiting at the
home OF Captain Mike Ethel, 1853 Elm
street. and intends to spend month
here before returning to Danville.
Brinkley enlisted in Dubuque and
fought throughout the war. He return
ed home when Lee surrendered and
after spending short time here decid-
ed to cast his fortunes out west. Ac-
cordingly he left for Los Angeles in
1870 and until 1895 engaged in the
hardware business on the coast After
meeting with success In that country
he returned to Marshalltown in this
state. about 1905 and in 1912 entered
the Old Soldiers Home in Danville,
where he intends to spend the remain
der Of his days. He retired from active
life six years ago and remains hale
and hearty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
FIT. DODGE PARK
ACREAGE 1921

Fl Dodge, July 1s.-Ft. Dodge, city
OF about 1900, Is well supplied with
parks which will grow in value as the
size of the city increases. Councilman
F. w. Collins, head Of the department
Of parks and public property, gave the
acreage of six parks as follows: Oleson
park, 70: Crawford park. 10; Duck Is
land park, "A; Public Square park, 4;
Reynolds park, 81; Tower park, l; to-
tai, 1924.
The addition Of Phinney park of
twenty acres on the west bank Ct the
Des Moines river Just across from Duck
Island park will give the city an adj
ditional twenty acres, making the acre
age 122h.
Richard Smell some time ago an
nounced his intention Of deciding to the
city ten or more acres in the North
Woods which will give that section
some beautiful natural scenery for all
time to come.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
INsPEcTs MUscATlNE FARMS.

Muscatine, July 16.-An inspection OF
Muscatine county farms by an expert
in the employ Of the state has just
been completed, according to County
Crop Expert K A. Kirkpatrick The
Investigations were made under the SUI
pervision Of w. r. Eastman, state
nursery and orchard inspector. 1t Is
planned to have these inspections made
annually.
The county agricultural adviser is
now tabulating statistics gathered by
him which will be submitted to an
entomologist who Is expected to ar
rive In the city within the immediate
future. He Is scheduled to work in con-
junction with Mr.. kirkpatrick in the
pursuance Of agricultural affairs in the
county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
CHRISTIANS TO MEET
AT DAVENPORT

Davenport, July 16.-Ten thousand
large posters advertising the church
efficiency congress which is to be held
in Davenport November 1928 are be-
ing sent out all over the country and
one will be posted in each of the Christ
ian church edihces in the country Be
sides these 100000 small folders telling
more particularly of the congress have
been printed and will be distributed
widely throughout the land.
The congress will be held in the
First Christian church in Davenport.
Thousands of ministers and church
workers from all over the country are
epected to attend the sessions.
The posters contain large picture of
Davenport taken from the court house
over the top and at the bottom another
large picture Of the city from the river.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
FINDS ESCAPED CONVICT,

FIT. Madison, July 16-Convict Duffs
liberty was very short lived, as he was
caught yesterday on the farm of Chas
Rogers, who lives on the Denmark
road about five miles out of the CITY,
The man who took French leave
Monday morning while on the Schier
farm moving hay, would have given
the pursuers a long chase had not
blood hounds been sent for. The dogs
of Bert Daley, who lives in Keokuk
we're wired for Monday, but owing to
the train being late they didn't arrive
until the trail was nine hours old but
nevertheless they picked the scent up
and ran down their quarry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
HuTrlo FUNERAL TO-DAY.

st. Louis, July 16.-The body Of
Charles H. Huttis, president Of the
Third National bank of st. Louis, and
president OF the American Bankers
association, but formerly Of Muscatine,
Iowa, who died Saturday at his home
In the Adirondack In New York. arTiv-
ed here late Monday, ACCOMPANIED BY
Mrs. Huttig and the two children,
Jeanette and Charles, as well as Mr..
and Mrs. e. l.. McColm of Muscatine,
Iowa.
The funeral will take place today.
Former business associates will be pail
bearers. Mr.. Huttig's estate Is esti-
mated by his friends to run consider
ably above a million dollars. The en-
tire estate Is said by his banking So
cieties to be bequeathed to Mrs. Hut
tig.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
PITCHER HEADS COMPANY.

Mt Pleasant, July 16.-At the annual
meeting of the Mt Pleasant Telephone
Co., held last evening the following
directors We're reelected to serve the
coming year: DR.. A. O. Pitcher, F. B.
Montgomery, j. NJ. Green, Chas. A.
Gregg and G. S. Smith The following
officers were reelected at meeting Of
the directors: President, DR.. A. O..
Pitcher; vice president, J. M. Green;
secretary, Chas. A. Gregg; treasurer,
Fred Won Hon. ST.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
PROF. BLAIR 70 WESLEYAN.

Mt. Pleasant, July 16.-Professor ].
Will Blair who has been filling the
chair of English in the Ezra Kendall
college at Tulsa, Okla, has been cleo
ted to fill that chair in Iowa Wesleyan
college here, to take the place left vac
ant by the resignation Of Prof. Marion
Hedges. George H. Beall of Hillsdale,
Mich, has been selected to fill the
place as football coach and comes with
the highest recommendations. Mr..
Reall will teach two college classes
during the year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
EXPECT MANY AT TOURNEY.

Perry, July 16.-According to reports
received by those in charge Of provid-
ing entertainment for tho state fire.
mems tournament which opens July %,
fully 10000 people will be present the
second day Of the tourney.
Records are expected to be broken on
the fast half mile track during the
tournament. Perry will be the smallest
city in the state to have entertained
the flremen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
FINDS CLARk's BODY.

Cedar Rapids, July l6-Word has
been received that the body OF Giles w.
Clark, who was drowned at Ocean
Park, California Thursday morning
was recovered Sunday morning. His
brother, NJ c. Clark and wife, were
with him at the time of the accident,
and were themselves overcome in try
ing to rescue him, but he was gone be-
fore help could reach him. They start
ed Monday with the body, and 1t il
thought that they will reach here
Thursday morning. The funeral an
nouncements will be made later.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
HAMILTON LAND BRINGS $4,000.

Webster City, July 15.-The biggest
deal in land ever made in Hamilton
county or in this immediate section Of
the state has just been closed and in.
wolves full section of land. The land
was the property of Michael Callahan
Of Williams It Is full $40 acres and
lies In one piece two and half miles
northeast Of Blairsburg and nine miles
from this city. It was sold to w. G.
Farley of Leland, ILL.,, for $4,000 or
just an even $3.50 per acre.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE

Donnellson, July 16.-Jacob Haffner,
Lee county farmer with a wide ac-
quaintance. committed suicide Tues
day by hanging himself on his farm.
situated two miles north Of Dopnell-
son. Life was extinct when the body
was found swaying from the end OF
rope.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
ALFALFA SPECIAL SOON.

Creston, July 16.-Creston was visit
ed by R. w. Lamson, who Is connected
with the agricultural department Of the
Burlington railroad and G. J. Nelson.
freight solicitor for the Burlington. The
two men were In Creston for the pur-
pose of arranging for the stop here Of
the Burlington Alfalfa Special" which
will be run over the Iowa lines Of the
G. B. & @. system the fore part of next
month. The two visitors were met by a
number of Creston business men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17

Supt. II. P. Smith OF Newton was
elected president and G. w. Willett Of
Abba secretary. with Supt. L. ".
Goesch Of Bedford as chairman, til,
form the executive committee also /
cities represented thus far in the as
sociat1on are Corydon, 'rlngiey, Keoi.,,
sigourney. New London, Wellman,
Marttnsbure, williamsburg Charlton.
Bedford, Newton and Abba,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
PINS MONEY IN HAT.

Clinton, July ia woman passen-
ger on the Milwaukee railway passen-
ger train between Clinton and Savan-
nah was the victim of peculiar acct
dent as the train was crossing the
bridge at Sabula. In the top of her hat
she had pinned 500 in bills and the hat
was placed in the rack above her seat.
Suddenly gust Of wind lifted the hat
from the rack, carried 1t through the
window and dropped it in the river.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
EUGENE YoAkAM DIES.

Eagle Grove, July 16.-The funeral
Of Eugene Yoakam, one Of the oldest
railroad conductors in the service OF
the Northwestern, was held from his
home in this city, He was sick but a
week, pneumonia setting in and taking
him quite suddenly.
Mr. Yoakam entered the service Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
ARRESTS ALLEGED FoReER.

Cedar Falls, July 1s.-John Greef
who has been working for Chas. ShoG
enburg, was arrested by Pinkertob
man at Cedar Rapids and placed III
the Marion Jail. Green 10 charged with
last May. The amount was for $24 and
he Is alleged to have signed Shofen-
burgs name. The Cedar Falls National
bank employed Pinkerton man who
soon rounded him up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
LINN co. VETERANS MEET.

Marion, July 1.-THE Linn County
Veterans association ID holding its
twenty eighth annual reunion today
and Thursday. A good program has
been arranged and many veterans are
here. The meeting Is not only for the
veterans but also for all old soldiers or
sailors,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
suFFRAGIsTs A WEST UNION,

West Union, July 16.-Arrangements
are complete for making Saturday,
Aug. 8, Ladies' day at the West Union
chautauqua.
. Mrs. Ella s. Stewart of Chicago,
former president of the Illinois Equal
Suffrage association, will speak that
afternoon In behalf Of equal suffrage,
and in the evening Miss Minnie Bron-
ton Opposed to Suffrage, will repre-
sent the anti side. Both are said to be
able speakers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
MINISTER MEETS OLD
FRIEND IN HOSPITAL

Waterloo. July 1e.-Rev. A. M. Han
son, who has been pastor of the Christ
ian church at Norfolk, Va, for the past
two years, came to this city some time
ago to visit his brother John Hanson,
an auto dealer. He became Ill and was
taken to the Presbyterian hospital for
an operation for relief from appendi-
citis and gall stones. Though the oper-
alton occurred only five days ago he Is
convalescing In satisfactory manner.
Yesterday George G. Walker. wor-
shipful master Of the local Masonic
lodge, learning that Mr.. Hanson was q
Mason, called upon him and was de-
lighted to learn that he was an old
friend. They attended school for two
years together at LIE Grande college.
Later Mr. Hanson, who was a farmers
boy, completed a course at Chicago
and pursued studies at
Princeton university. He has a years
leave Of absence and will go to Minne-
sofa when able to leave the hospital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17

the Northwestern A brakeman at
Belle PLANE, Nov. H. 1868. thus round
ing out forty five years in the service.
He was a passenger conductor since
Sept. l, 1894. He was one OF the most
genial and approachable men and was
q favorite with all who knew him. His
funeral was largely attended by rail-
road men, and by the entire member
ship Of the Masonic lodge, under whose
auspices the services were conducted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
elLRERTvILLE WANTS LIGHTS.

Gilbertville. July 1S.--Steps have
been taken by number of prominent
Gilbertville residents looking toward
the Organization of concern to be
called the Gilbertville Lighting Co. It
has been launched with capital stock
of $4,000 and ten principal stockhold-
ers.
The promoters propose to erect q
line of forty-five poles through the
principal streets Of Gilbertville, cons
Meeting 1t with the Waterloo, Cedar
Falls and Northern railway power
house nearby. The task Of installing
the new line will be started soon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
BRoWN-BURGE WEDDING.

Mt. Pleasant, July 16.-Clyde R.
Brown and Miss Versa M Burge of
this city, were married last night at |
the Baptist parsonage Rev. F. E. Wes-
ton performing the ceremony.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
HOOVER NEARING HIS GOAL.

TT. Madison, July 16.-Tanned and
sinewy, dressed in well-worn khaki suit
and wearing his heavy hair a la Buff
falo BIZ style, Herbert W. Hoover,
young club man Of Newark, N. j., ar
rived In Fl. Madison over the ties Of the
Santa Fe on his $1,000 mile wager walk
across the country and back
1t was on October IA, 1912, that
Hoover left the New York city hall and
he has been "hoof1n' ~ nine months.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
LEE CO. FAIR AUGUST 20

Keokuk. July 16,-The premium list
and program for the annual exhibition
of the Lee County Fair association, to
be held at Donnellson on August 20 to
~, inclusive, has been issued. The
premiums offered are quite liberal and
good speed program has been pre-
pared. ,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
q MUscATINE CABBAGE GOOD.

Muscatine. July 16.-The cabbage
crop in Muscatine county this year Is
probably the largest yield in this sec
ton for some time. For more than q
week many loads have been hauled to
the city from nearby farms, and grow
ers claim that the quality of the pres
ent crop has never been surpassed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
SUN BURNS EARLY POTATOES.

Sioux City, July 16.--The crop Of
early potatoes in the vicinity OF Sioux
City was badly burned during the long
dry spell and very few of the home
grown tubers will appear on the mar
ket this year. The rains came too late
for the early crop, but were of great
benefit to- the late variety. New pota-
toes now on sale are being shipped in
from Missouri and Kansas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
SCOTT co. EXPENSE IS so, 1877 AS.

Davenport, July lit cost }70,-
1915 to run all the branches Of Scott
county government from April to
July 1. 1913, according to figures issued
by County Auditor Ed Collins. The re-
port Of warrants issued during the
quarter just closing shows an expendi-
ture Of SCI, 601.82.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
"swEET CLOVER" PICNIC JULY %,

"YWEET CIOVEF' PICNIC JULY q.
Clinton. July 16.-Prof. NJ. l.. Mosh-
er, Clinton county agricultural adviser,
is sending out invitations for the
sweet clover" picnic to be held on the
Frank Coverdale farm, near Delmar, on
Tuesday, July 80. 1t is expected
there will be q big attendance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-17
ALBA EDUCATOR

ALBA EDUCATOR SECRETARY,I
Iowa City. July 1.-THE Southeast
ern Iowa upeytntendents' and Prin-
cipals' association was organized by
prominent Iowa educators at Iowa City,
as feature OF the summer session.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-27
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR.

Herman ]. Rossi, the republican
candidate for mayor, has served three
terms in that position, and the record
he made during those terms should
elect him. now. He is naturally a
vate or public business is occupying
his attention. he is always "on the
job" There is perhaps no man in the
city who has actually given more
time to the public service without hope
of personal reward than Mr. Rossi He
Is one of that rare type who Is real
asset to the community in which he
lives. On all occasions, at home or
abroad, his voice Is heard in support
of the city and the wonderful mining
district surrounding 1t, and he has the
faculty of making people listen when
he talks. And best of all, Mr.. Rossis
talk Is always backed by positive ac-
ton. During his administrations as
mayor there was more accomplished
in the way of public improvements
than during any other period in the
history of the city, and while II would
not be fair to say all the credit was
due him, it is fact that he was the
leading spirit,
Mr.. Ross is just as enterprising.
just as public spirited. Just as firm a
believer in the future of Wallace today
as he was then. He is not running for
mayor at the behest Of any private in
terest. He is the candidate of the
party which nominated and elected the
present mayor and council, and if
elected the welfare Of all the people
and the advancement of the interests
Of the city as whole win be his first
and only concern.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-27
NOT GOOD FOR IDAHO.

Since the proposition was first made
by the forest reserve authorities to
exchange compact bodies of govern
ment land for sections Is and 36
granted the schools of the state there
have been those who doubted the ad-
visibility of such step from the
states standpoint. Senator Hepburn
was a vigorous opponent of it. These
two sections in every township amount
to great deal in the aggregate and
especially in central Idaho include
much mineral ground of probable
great value. Senator Hepburn Ques-
toned the title that could be given to
this heritage of the schools of the
state and he opposed the step for 9TH
err reasons also. However the ex-
change has been practically consum-
mated and it seems that the state has
a.
heretofore little thought Of or dis
cussed.
In giving title to the states mineral
land, it is unconditional, the state re-
serving nothing of rights below the
surface, or mineral rights. On the
other hand the national government
in giving title to a quarter of million
acres of sage brush land in south
eastern Idaho, reserves the right to the
phosphate beds
It looks like the state might be
tremendous loser by the deal and that
the conservationists of the national
government had driven sharp bar
gain. A recent Boise dispatch says:
1T is claimed by authorities In this
state that while Idaho is making
great gain through the lieu selections
II Is making mistake to accept the
100000 acres of land In the phosphate
belt without reserving the UNDER
ground right to the minerals
These authorities point out that in
giving up the school sections within
the forest reserves to the government
the state made no reservation, but
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-27
WATER AND STEAM POWER.

1t has been asserted that the water
power going to waste in Idaho would
move every bit of machinery in the
state, pull every train across it, fur
nish the heat and light and provide
Ialso all the heat necessary to do
the cooking 1t would probably do
this and much more. 1t is doing some
thing along all these lines, but prob
ably not a hundredth part Of what it
will eventually do. Montana has
equal possibilities. Recently John D.
Ryan, who is interested in power de-
velopment in that state, drew this
comparison between the cost of steam
and water power:
las for the economies made possible
by electricity, the average cost Of
steam power In the west is $3.50 per
horsepower BY simply Harvesting
VIC wafer poNcI lIIdl is uOW SOIilS 10
waste electric power can be generated
and delivered to the railroads ready
for use by turning on a switch for $40
a horsepower.
after a 150-mile run steam loco
motive has to- go to roundhouse for
inspection; today the New York Cen
trail is using its electric locomotives
for 1900 miles between inspections. For
the units of service derived from a ton
of coal steam locomotive is the most
wasteful machine ever invented
Every railroad man knows that. An
electric locomotive does not stand in
station or side track and blow off
When 1t is not being used the power is
turned off"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-27
MAY BE COSTLY EXPERIMENT.
Tariff Reduction in Connection With
Income Tax.
(F'ibre and Fabric)

/ Vt Iuic duu i duIlCJ
| II our government was carefully ad-
ministered and American industry and
labor properly protected by tariff
that would keep out the product OF
foreign competitors and give our DOM
| este mills business to keep them go
ing every working day in the year,
the income tax would be all right and
there would be no serious objections
while industry was prosperous and in
comes and wages We're advancing
rather than declining. But to sell out
American industry to foreign Compel
itors, reduce thousands of incomes
and then put on a tax to make up the
amount necessary to operate the pol
itical machinery, should cause an up
rising that would jar the seats Of the
industry killers at Washington and
bring them to their senses.
! The legislation proposed is going to
reduce all incomes, is going to curtail
the spending power of all wage earn
ers and on top of that, there is likely
w ut IL tdA OII the earnings VI tHc
great middle classes that will add to
the burden, no matter how small II
may be.
How prosperity can be possible with
revenue tariff that runs revenue
I$100000,000 below needs and an in
come tax to make up the deficiency.
takes some peculiar reasoning. Our
wage and expanded purchasing power
Of the American people. Nothing can
be gained If our present standards are
destroyed and the spending power cur
tailed. 1t will be a costly experiment
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-27
FUTURE RAILROADS IN IDAHO.

young law student Of the Univer-
sity at Moscow. a resident of Corral
Blaine county, in the south central
part Of the state. evidently knows more
about the geography of his state and
the possibilities in connections in rail-
road building than some Of our men
more prominent in state affairs. In a
recent letter published in the Moscow
Post and other papers Of the state this
extract occurs:
In the course Of few years at the
farthest, railroad will be extended
from Salmon down the Salmon river
to Lewiston, and another from Mead
ows down the Little Salmon river to