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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-22
BANK ELECTS OFFICERS

Parnell, July 1s.-The Parnell bank
at Its annual meeting reelected the
old officers. There was no contest &C
all. The directors elected for the en-
suing year are NJ. Dryer, John Naugh.
ton, 0. w. Perry, John Jones and J. F.
Coakley, NJ. Dryer was again elected
as president and John Naughton vice
president. Cashier Charles Moore, who
has conducted the business OF tho
bank for the past year and a half, wasi
again elected cashier with raise In
his salary. John Carville was also
elected as assistant cashier with 4
neat raise in his salary. These two
officers have been on duty and have
used every effort for the interest Of
the bank and 1t is for this reason that
the directors have shown their appre-
citation for their work by giving them
greater compensation.
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ACRE STRAWBERRY
PATCH BRINGS $500

Davenport, July 1.-THE Scott
County Farm Improvement league
points as an example to the crop of
Strawberries which Charles Ensee re-
Gently harvested. Most growers in this
vicinity complained that the berries
did not develop normally because Of
the imperfect pollination this season.
Mr.. Ensee was fortunate in harvesting
very large crop on an acre of ground.
He reports a total Of 5000 quarts,
which netted him about 10 cents a
quart after paying for picking, boxes,
ETC. This is return Of $500 per acre
and indicates the possibilities with
strawberries in this vicinity. This is
one of the best markets to be found in
Iowa and there is every reason to be-
lieve that truck growing will develop
to much larger extent in the future.
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ARREST BOY ON
CHARGE OF THEFT

Abba, July 19.-Roy O'Neil, a mere
youth of this place, was brought from
La Harpe, ILL.,, yesterday by Chief Of
Police Maccoons and placed under
preliminary trial for larceny. He 10
charged with stealing automobile cas-
ings from T. w. Thompson, Mike
Come and Walt Pilkington to the
amount of SIS. He disposed Of the
lot for IS to colored junk dealer and
then skipped out for Illinois, and was
working on farm there when ar
rested Mayor H. S. Berry after hear
ing the evidence bound him over to
the grand jury under $500 bond. O'Neil
is now in Jail being unable to give bail
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-22
HENRY HOFFMAN
P|00NEER dies
RESIDENT OF VAN BUREN, COuN.
TY SINCE 1889 PASSES AWAY
At HOME.

Mt. Zion, July 1s.--Henry HOFFMAN
was born in Harrison county, Ohio.
May 1, 1927 and departed this life at
his home near Mt. Zion, Iowa Friday.
July IS, his age being Sc years, z
months and II days. Ibis last sickness
was Of little more than weeks dura :
ton and was not a severe sickness IN
any way. Mr.. HOFFMAN gradually grew
weaker until the end came.
Mr.. HOFFMAN was married 70 MISS
Mary Barker, daughter Of Joseph and
Anna Barker Oct. II, 1850 and to this
union were born ten children, eight OF
whom are now living. They are as FOL
lows: Mrs. Germ Powelson OF Okla
homa; Mrs. Zene Ogden Of New Mex
leo: Miss Kate, of Walla Walla, WASH;
Jud Of Pulaski Iowa; Mrs. Thomas
williams and Mrs. Frank Small OF near
Birmingham; Todd<who lives with ms
family few miles north OF the parental
homestead. the youngest Harvey who
rs unmarried and lives at home with his
mother, and Guys widow and two chill
dren who are now in Whittier, Calf.
Besides the children named he leaves a
large number of grandchildren ana
great grandchildren.
Mr.. Hootman's mind was still bright
and he retained that sunny and jovial
disposition that always made him so
popular among his numberless friends
and acquaintance, until few days
before his death when he seemed to be
sleeping most of the time.
6 He was the youngest member OF a
family Of ten children and came with
his parents Jacob and Christina Hoot-
man across the prairies OF Indiana ana
Illinois in wagons to Van Buren, county,
Iowa, in 1889 at the age Of IL years.
They came to the farm where he still
lived at the time Of his death.
Their first day In Iowa was a rainy
and disagreeable one and Mr.. HOFFMAN
said there were thirteen families con-
ing in close proximity and as the cattle
belonging to the different families
walked around these houses they sank
in mud up to their knees. Even the
floors Of the cabins were not free from
the Effects Of the late rains and after
several members Of the crowd had dill
gently set to work to make the place
more habitable the beds were spread
on the floor and all slept the sleep Of
the just
AS Mr.. HOFFMAN grew to manhood he
possessed a wonderfully sweet tenor.
He taught music in the old fashioned
singing school for a number of years
and later worked for the benefit Of the
church. #
He was a member Of the Mt. Zion
Presbyterian church. but Of late years
his physical condition would not per-
NIT Of the faithful attendance and
loyal church work that he used to en-
gage in. On Easter morning 1903 he
was present in his usual place and
walking slowly down the aisle he
mounted to the platform and sang his
last Easter song to the congregation.
He has been blessed with general
good health and prosperity and In place
Of the small log cabin OF 1899 his last
earthly home was commodious stone
house about two miles north and east
Of Mt. Zion on their large farm.
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CLAIMS $4,000 ~
DAMAGES FOR FALL

Mt. Pleasant. July ia suit has
been brought against the city Of Mt.
Pleasant by Theodore Bruggemeyer.
a resident, for $4,000, a sum he asks
as compensation for injuries he claims
to have received while walking along
Division street, one July night in 1910,
which occasioned a arrangement of
mind and which incapacited him for
business and rendered him insane until
the early part of July, 1913. A former
suit, in which $4,000 damages were
asked of the city by Mr.. BruggemeYer
has not yet been dismissed.
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SISTER DIES AT DUBUQUE.

Dubuque, July 1s.-Sister Mary Rose,
a member Of the Presentation ORDER Tor
the past thirty-six years. died at the
mother house after six weeks illness;
Sister Rose, whose name IN the "orlo
was Miss Margaret Murphy, became
member of the order in this city thirty
six years ago, and for the greater part
of that time has been engaged In teach
ing in the various houses Of the order
throughout the state
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-22
FLAMES DESTROY
THE RENO HOME

Douds-Leando, July 19-Harry
Reno's house caught fire at 1855 this
morning and burned to the ground.
The cause is unknown, unless the lamp
exploded. A very few articles were
saved. There was no insurance on
the house but some on the furniture.
Johnsons bargain store was on fire
twice due to the intense heat of the
burned building, but was extinguished
both times. The Reno home will be
remembered as the old Bell house.
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LANTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS.

Sioux City, July 19.-Plying a wooden
stick as middle, w. II. Stephenson,
an aged resident of Kingsley, Ia, as
sumed red danger lanterns on the city
street department to be golf balls, and
had shattered his way to the eighth
"hole" when he was interrupted by
Sheriff r. G. Dilley. An insanity hear
ing was held for Stephenson yesterday
He will be sent back to relatives at
Kingsley.
Stephenson:s condition may be due to
the heat, it Is thought. He told the
board of insanity commissioners that
automobiles were chasing him up and
down Nebraska street Tuesday
Stephenson came to Sioux City from
Chancellor, s. D., he said. He asserted
he always leaves home at sunset.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-22
AMICK TWINS GIVEN
MEDICINE FOR FOOD

North English. July IA sad acct
dent occurred at Millesburg this week
when the twin sons Of DR.. and Mrs. l..
B. Amick were given some medicine by
mistake. The death of one Of the babies
was the result and for many hours the
life Of the other was despaired Of, but
he is better and will probably recover.
The food for the babies was prepared
and in some way some medicine was
used instead Of the food preparation
and 1t was not long until it had done
it's deadly work. .,sr,#
The babies L. Burton Jr. and Lloyd
Kenneth, were born on Dec. 20, 1912.
The latter is the one who died. This is
indeed. a sad affair. The babies were
the pride, not only Of their parents but
Of the whole neighborhood, and the
deepest sympathy Of all is extended to
the stricken parents at this time.
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BANK NAMES OFFICERS.

Kalona, July 1.-the Kalona Saw
ings bank has held it's annual business
meeting and election Of officers. The
officers elected for the ensuing year
are:
President-Geo. A. Eglin. "
Vice president-H. A. Mellinger.
Cashier-W. H. Palmer. ss@
Assistant cashier-C. G. Miller.
The next years board Of directors
will be H. A. Mellinger, L. G. Shaver, L.
L. Rogers, George Liebig, N. G.. Kauff-
man, w. H. Palmer and Geo. A. Eglin.
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.tBY ELISHA HANSON.l

Washington D. c., July 19.-Repre-
tentative Kirkpatrick had a conference
with Senator Cummins over the OF
tnmwa postoffice situation this week
which will result probably In the
speedy confirmation Of his nominee,
Charles W. McCarty. w.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick told the senator
frankly that he was up in the air at
the apparent effort on his and Senator
Kenyon's part to block the confirma-
ton of Mr.. McCarty.
Senator Cummins stated that he was
not attempting to block the confirma-
ton, which could be had whether he
wanted it or not If the democrats IN
sisted, but he was taking advantage OF
q long time custom In the senate to
delay it. That custom provides that
when man is named for any office
his name shall be presented to the
senators of his state for an official en-
dorsement or rejection. Neither Sen
ator Cummins nor Senator Kenyon en-.
GOrsed Mr.. McCarty when his name
was submitted to them and neither
did they object to him. Consequently
with no decisive action on their part
bis name was passed over at each
executive session.
AS a result of the conference, how
ever, Senator Cummins stated that he
would personally inform Senator Bank
head, chairman Of the postofice COM
mittee, that he had no personal objec-
ton. to Mr.. McCarty. His refusal to
give the senatorial 20. K" to his name
SO far he based on the fact that the
democrats had held up some fifteen
hundred republican nominations made
In the regular order in the last few
weeks of the Taft administration. Mr..
Nimocks was one of these and while
he and Senator Cummins belong to
opposing factions in the party and the
senator refused to stand by him then,
still in fighting for the principle that
those fifteen hundred men should have
been confirmed by the democrats,
Senator Cummins had to get behind
Nimocks when McCarty was named.
cummins Ready for Fight.
John Briar, secretary to Senator
Cummins, will start on cruise of sew
eral weeks down the Potomac and up
the Chesapeake next week. For the
East few weeks Mr.. Briar has been
busy gathering data for the fight
which Senator Cummins will make on
the democratic tariff bill The senator
has enough material together to talk
about one day, which with Interrupt
tons, will probably carry him through
two days and maybe into third.
The announcement by Senator Pen
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rose this week that the standpatters
will take little part in the tariff fight
sort of indicates that the bill may get
through the senate by or before the
first of September If so, it will prob
ably become law by the 18TH as the
house and the senate will not be far
apart on it's provisions once it passes
the latter: The conferees will know
before final passage in the upper
chamber about what they will give
and take so the conference Is quite
likely to be a purely formal matter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-22
IOWA'S APPLES WILL
BE 100000 BUSHELS

Des Moines, July 19.-Five million
bushels Of apples for Iowa was the es-
innate made at meeting Of the Iowa
Fruit Growers association held in the
office Of Wesley Green, state horticul-
turist this week. This estimate does not
include the danger from worms, fungus
and other evils which the apple grow
ers must guard against from now until
the crop Is harvested. This Is consider
ed about a ee-quarter crop for Iowa
by the growers. Last years crop, how
ever, was less than million.
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FORMER IoWAN GETS is YEARS.

Marshalltown, July 19.-Newton A.
Cameran, former president Of the
Rhoades ,Cameran Buggy Co. Of this
city, but for several years past buggy
manufacturer OF Los Angeles, was this
week sentenced to fifteen years In the
San Quentin penitentiary, according to
a telegram received In this city.
Carmean was convicted June 20 OF
contributing to the delinquency OF
Pearl Peterson. aged IS. The case is one
that came out Of the extensive white
slave probes in Los Angeles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-22
GIRLS BOOST PELLA PICNIC

Des Moines, July 19.-Pella sent a
score or more Of charming little Dutch
girls to Des Moines to advertise the
great annual White Pole road picnic
which will be held in that city on
July a. The girls wore wooden shoes
and white Dutch bonnets. They made
a picturesque sight on the city streets
and attracted much attention.
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HoLsRook PICNIC AUG. 10.

Ho,hrook. July 19-The annual pic.
Mo ~ a. MichaeIs church will be held
here on Aug. 10, and the committees
are now lining up the prelirninaries OF !
the work. The aim is to make the 1919
picnic bigger and better than ever ana
ali who are acquainted with the Hol-
brook way Of doing things are epecting
the best one days outing ever onereo
in Iowa county
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COLES FUNERAL FRIDAY.

Charlton, July 19.-The funeral serv-
ices OF the late John o. Coles were
held from his late home yesterday At
ternoon at 1880 o'clock, under the
auspices of the Grand Army OF the Re
public, after which the remains were
laid to rest in the Charlton cemetery.
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BUNS al ACRES.

Brighton, July 19.-F. P. Thompson
bought a forty-five acre tract Of land,
a mile south Of town from r. B. Sim,
paying $40 an acre. Mr.. Thompson
viii build a. comfortable home and
equip the place for an up date dairy.
He will move there from Burlington in
the near future and begin work In a
few months
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-22
JAPANESE FACING
WOMAN QUESTION
FAIR SEX OF THE ISLAND EMPIRE
FIGHTING FOR DOMESTIC
FREEDOM.

Toxic July 19.-The new woman"
question has come to the fore in Japan
just as 1t has in the Occident and has
aroused almost as much attention as
the woman rights problem In foreign
lands.
The Japanese woman, compared to
her sisters abroad, has occupied a
modest place in the life Of the empire
and has been held greatly in subjec-
ton. But advanced opinion agrees
that the Japanese woman Is entitled
to greater freedom and wider intellect
ua. activities than hitherto has been
allowed her.
en-" from domestic slavery is being
raised by number of educated girls,
who call themselves Blue Stockings"
These new women" do not clearly
specify what they wish to accomplish,
but in a general way they defy the old
order of things laid down for the fe-
r1ale sex. They have their own pub
locations and occasionally arrange pub
lie meetings for the propagation of
their ideas. They have 4 club of their
own, and gather for nightly woman's
rights discussions.
However, these are the extremists.
Their utterances and their mode Of life
have shocked conservative Japan. In
fact some Of them have been SO radical
in their action that the authorities
have invoked the law to restrain them.
Recently number of magazines for
women were suspended on the ground
that they were Injurious to society"
DR.. Okuda, minister of education, is
of the opinion that the discussion of
the woman's rights question may not
be dangerous to the minds Of women
who are we'll educated and have been
we'll trained in mind, but he added his
view that "it will excite injuriously
the minds Of ordinary women, or In
other words, will encourage vanity
among Them" He asserted that nine
out of ten women who discuss such a
problem are the victims of the "cruel
influence Of vanity"
To Crown Emperor.
+ After the observance Of the first an
niversary Of the death of Emperor
Mutsuhito at the end Of July, the court
will begin active preparation for the
coronation Of the new emperor, who Is
now quite we'll again after his recent
attack Of pneumonia. The coronation
will take place in the fall Of 1914 and
will be attended by great splendor
and magnihcence. An imperial coro-
nation commissioner will soon be ap-
pointed. It is likely that this office
will be bestowed upon H. H. General
Prince Fushimi
The date for coronation will be fixed
and published with the signature OF
the minister Of the imperial household
and the ministers OF state. At the
same time the emperor will announce
the date at the imperial sanctuary and
will send messengers to the great
shrine at Ise, to the mausoleum Of the
Emperor Jimmu, and the mausolea Of
Emperors Mutsuhito and Komei, to
proclaim the forthcoming coronation.
One Of the early preparations for
the coronation will be the planting
next spring of sacred rice to be used
during the ceremonies. Already the
Encouragement and repairs of temples.
and old palaces at Kyot, where the
coronation will take place, have been
commenced for the suitable reception
of the foreign ENJOYS and special mis-
sions. ...1 .a.
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WASHINGTON co. BOYS WRITE

washington, July 19.-The essays In
the contest for free trip to the Iowa
state fair including a ten days camp
with all expenses paid have been judg-
ed and Glenn Rouse had the highest
marking for Washington county, Chris
GRADER, being q close second. The sub
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Japs Going to Brazil.

Although the emigration Of Japanese
to the United States has been practic-
ally stopped by what Is known as the
"sentlemen's agreement" the exodus
Of emigrants to South America is in
creasing. One of the principal causes
OF this is the establishment of the
Brazilian Colonization Co., by. Baron
Shibusawa and other prominent Jap
anese for the leasing of lands in
Brazil. An agreement with the Brazil
ian government provides for the settle
ment Of 1000 Japanese families in
Brazil for the next four years, and
a start has been made in sending
these people across the Pacific. 1t
is likely that rice cultivation will be
the chief occupation. 1925
The majority of the Japanese emil
grants are in Hawaii and the United
States, with South America and Can
ada next. There are 600 Japanese
working in the rubber plantations in
Malay Peninsula. Already there are
5000 Japanese laborers in Brazil en-.
gagged in the cultivation of coffee,
about 1000 in Peru in the cultivation
of potatoes, 1000 in Mexico in min.
ing and 1000 In Australia. Official
figures places the number of Japanese
in the Philippine Islands at 5000
chiefly engaged in the production OF
fax and potatoes, while there are 500
employed in phosphorus mining in the
Island of Guam, which belongs to the
United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-29
RESIDENT OF CITY
NEARLY SO YEARS
Mrs. Charlotte Anderson Passes
Away at Home of Daugh-
ter, Mrs. 0akleaf.

Mrs. Charlotte Anderson, one of the
pioneer residents of Moline and a
member of the First Lutheran church
since shortly after it was founded,
died Monday afternoon at o'clock at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. ]. B.
Oakleaf. Infirmities of age leading to
dropSy caused her demise. Mrs. An
derson was 80 years of age and had
been in this city nearly go years.
Her husband, the late Charles P. An
derson, died Dec. 6, 1911.
Charlotte LARSON was born in YES
tergotland, Sweden, Feb. Is, 1888. She
was married there to Mr.. Anderson
and in 1854 they removed to America.
For a couple of months they made
their home in Princeton, Bureau coun-
ty, coming to Moline, then a mere vii
lage, in August, 1854. This city has
been the family home ever since
Mrs. Anderson is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Oakleaf, Mrs. C. H.
Godehn and Mrs. J. o. Thompson of
this city and Mrs. Christine Lofsted
of Rippey, Iowa.
The funeral will be held from the
Oakleaf home, 1011 Fifteenth street
at o'clock Thursday afternoon. Revs
A. F. Bergstrom and Samuel Miller
will be in charge and interment will
be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-29
Plan TO RESUME
Mine OPERATIONS
Men Guarded by Troops En-
gagged in Pumping Water Out
of Michigan Shafts.

Calumet, Mich, July 29.-More mine
pumps were started today pulling wat
er out of shafts closed by the copper
miners strike, with state troops guard
ing non-union employees. The signifi-
cant operations of this sort occurred at
two of the Conglomeration Lode work
ings of the Calumet and Hecla COM
pany in the heart of the district. 1t
was in these mines that the water had
risen most rapidly and it was the hope
of the union officials to keep the pumps
idle because of the character of the
ore deposits and the knowledge that
when the corporation was most effect
ed by the strike and attempted to re
sumo operations it would begin its &C
tivit;es at those shafts. Work started
early last night and by daylight the
men had machinery ready to lower the
800 feet of water accumulated at tht
bottom of the workings.
Brigade headquarters was notified
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-29
PADDOCK RESIGNS
AS CITY ENGINEER
Asks East Moline Council to Re-
heve Him On or Before
September /.
WILL DEVELOP TEXAS LAND
Plans Perfected for the Opening of
Thirteenth Street South to
the City Limits.

Henry G. Paddock submitted his
resignation as city engineer of East
Moline a the meeting of the council
in that city Monday evening. He de-
sires to be relieved on or before Sept.
to look after the development of ex-
tensive land holdings in Texas.
Mr.. Paddock has been city engineer
of Eas. Moline for several years and
most of the public improvements made
there have been under his supervision.
His resignation will be accepted.
TO OPEN STREET.
Before leaving Office Mr. Paddock
will be asked to lay out road south
on Thirteenth street from Eighteenth
avenue to the city limits. This i'm
provement has been under discussion
for some time and a way has been
agreed upon to apportion the costs by
special assessment. Most of the land
through which the street will be laid
out is owned by the East Moline Land
company, which is anxious for the
work to be undertaken.
Opening of Thirteenth street will
give better access to the city from the
rich farming country lying at the
south.