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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. j. F. Hammer OF Dubuque Is
visiting friends in the city.
Miss Helen Graham, who attends
school at Lake Forest, Is spending the
week end at her home POI East Maple
avenue. @
Mrs. l.. S. Deal, 2S7 West Woodland
avenue. is visiting her parents IN
Brighton. fa n
Miss Nellie Dixon, of Douds spent
friday in Ottumwa.
Miss Miriam Mcmillan of Blakes-
burg was in the city Friday enroute
to Burlington, where she will visit
relatives. at.. @#
Seed corn, seed oats and all kinds
Of grain for seed can be obtained by
advertising for it in the Courier
want ads.
Miss Greta Brouhard, 500 East Fin
lev avenue, left Friday afternoon for a
short visit in Chicago.
Miss Belle Schaffer, of Douds visit
ed friends in this city Friday.
5 Mr.. and Mrs. N. s. Overs Of Peoria.
1 ~
Brooks, where they will visit relatives.
Miss Katherine Brady. student at
#j, state university, accompanied by
her room mate. Miss Cleo Rejahl OF
Belle Plaine. is an over Sunday visitor
at the Brady home, $40 North Marion
street.
Seed corn seed oats and all kinds
he htoi Q6
advertising for it in the Courier
want ads.
Miss Hildur Hallberg who attends
school at the state university, is spend
ing Sunday at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hallberg,
42S North Jefferson street.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Neff and son
Homer Of Minneapolis. Mimi, are in
Ottumwa visiting at the home of NJ. s.
Neff. COG Boone avenue, and other
relatives.
There are lots Of things for which
YOU can use Courier want ad. You
can hire help through these ads. You
can sell some of that old furniture in
the basement and also some of the
things you have stored in the attic. You
ought not to keep lot of furniture in
your basement and attic. You are not
using it. That is the reason you ought
not keep it there. While you may not
need it, there are great many people
who would like to have it, and would
he willing to pay reasonable prices for
1t. You are not getting good out of it
at all now. and you had better let some
one have it who needs it and let them
have it for small amount. There are
lots Of people who have in their attics
some chairs. bed steads, lounges, cots,
bedding, tables, stands. cradles, baby
carriages. Any of these can be sold
through Courier want ads.
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GOOD ROADS MEETING
HELD AT BLOOMFIELD

Bloomfield Feb. THE good roads
convention Friday here was well at
tended despite the storm. The discus
sions were opened by the board of
supervisors who gave their views on
some of the work to be done and also
gave an outline Of the work proposed
for this year.
What Was Needed and Was Not
Done" was handled by Joe Ford, who
was the first on the program. Prof.
J. w. Holden, one Of the state highway
commissioners. gave a lengthy and In
teresting address in support of the new
road law. In the afternoon the con-
vention was entertained with long
talk by State Engineer Mcdonald, try
ing to explain in detail the different
phases of the new law, and comment
ing on the advantages over the old
road law s.. ,##
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GRAIN DEALERS AT
WATERLOO FEB. 1912

Waterloo, Feb. Interest in the
state convention of the Iowa Grain
dealers. which is to be held in Water
loo, February TO- II and y. is beginn-
ing to crystalline here Word from
Sioux City brings the information that
the farmers and delegates from that
city will charter special train of Pull
man sleepers to make the trip here.
They will use the Pullmans for Sleep
ing purposes while in the city. FIT
teen hundred delegates are expected
to attend the convention. Trouble is
being experienced in securing sufficient
hotel and rooming accommodations
for the visitors, but it is certain all
will be taken care of. s..
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BOOST BLOOMFIELD
MAN FOR CONGRESS

The Des Moines Capital says: The
republicans of the Sixth congressional
district are talking about young man
who resides at Bloomfield, Davis coun-
ty, as their nominee for congress. That
young man is C. W. Ramseyer. Davis
county is proud of him. He has been
twice elected county attorney in the
democratic stronghold. His second
election was on his record. He ranks
among the best Of the lawyers of that
district. His private life is above re-
proach. He is good campaigner and
has way of getting acquainted with
the people which enables him to make
friends He never wins friends by
shirking a duty. 1t is felt that he could
defeat the present representative, SAINT
Kirkpatrick The Capital believes in
young men and takes pleasure in call
ing attention to this particular young
man.
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BANCROFT MAY GET
YEOMEN MEMORIAL

Des Moines, Feb, 1.-THE plan OF
building a memorial building at Ban.
croft, Iowa, where eighteen years ago.
the Brotherhood of American Yeomen
was organized was sanctioned yester-
day by the board Of directors of the
society in session in Des Moines. 5. f..
Wilson, Of Hot Springs. S. d., chair
man of the board. made the announce
ment last evening.
Jacob Fresh, former postmaster at
Bancroft, appeared as chairman Of
delegation from Bancroft to lay the
proposition of constructing building
at Bancroft, before the board of direc-
tors. The plans were discussed and the
board gave the scheme its approval,
together with the promise OF donations
and assistance in the raising of two
thirds of the sum required for the
building.
Citizens of Bancroft will subscribe
one-third Of $4,000 which will be in
vested in the memorial building. NO
assessment will be made upon the 1eo-
men, but the board and others Will Sc
cure the remaining two-thirds OF me
amount needed by donations from
prominent members of the ordof.
The building will be devoted exclu-
siyely to the use of the Yeomen. 1t VIII
not be built for commercial purposes.
The architecture of the building Will
be made to conform to the purpose OF
the structure.
The board has provided that the site
of the building shall be central and
proper for the purpose. 1t is expected
the building will be completed by the
end Of this year.
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VAN BUREN, FARMERS
INSTITUTE CLOSES

Keosauqua, Feb. 1.-The farmers
institute held it's session in the Christ
ian church with w. H. Lining presid
ing. There was not large attendance
but a good interest was shown in all
the questions brought before the so
ciety. The subject of cooperation was
ably handled by several speakers and
elected much enthusiasm. 1t seemed
the unanimous feeling that farmers
should combine and uphold their inter
ests. .... B..
A fine paper on Farming as An Oc-
cupation" was read by school boy,
Richard Mccullough, preceding an in
structive lecture on the raising of oats
and corn by Prof. Fish of the Ames ex-
tension department. Miss Mabel Bent
ley. also of the agricultural college,
gave an interesting and thoughtful lee
ture on domestic science. making the
subject to cover everything that tends
to the building of better and happier
homes.
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LITTLE CHILD LOSES
TWO FIN RS

Fremont, Feb. IA terrible accident
has Eefallen the two-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Heming. Mrs. Heming
was just finishing the family washing
and the little boy was sitting in small
chair near the machine, which is driv-
en- by electricity. The child put it's
right hand underneath the covering Of
the bevel gears and in less time than it
takes to relate it the two fingers were
cut off and the little one mashed. A
doctor was Immediately summoned and
took off the first finger at the first
joint and the ring finger below the
second joint. The little finger can be
saved. 1t was one of those unfortun-
ate accidents for which no one can be
blamed. The child took hold Of the
machine in order to raise himself to
his feet. BE-
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IMMIGRATION QUESTION IS NO NEARER
SOLUTION THAN It WAS TWENTY YEARSACO

when the immigration officials have
taken advantage of the physical tests
to deport them.
Canada is First.
Canada has dealt with the question
without gloves and her legislation is
much more drastic than any that has
been proposed in the American con
gress. Great Britain apparently does
not care to antagonist the Canadians
by seeking to force her Asiatic sub
jects upon her North American pos.
sessions. The Canadian government
has had recourse to the emergency
clause of its immigration law which
provides prohibition Of all laborers so
as to preclude those of India and
allow the government time to consider
needed changes in it's system, and 1t
was only last month that protective
measures were promulgated by an
order of council to meet the neces-
stiles of the situation in the western
provinces, particularly British Col
umbia .t.
Australia, New Zealand. and other
colonies Of England have taken as
radical steps to stop the contemplated
invasion Of these people.
The secretary Of labor also calls at
tention to the fact that the steam
ship companies in Europe in their
search for prospective steerage pas
sengers are rapidly reaching out into
the territory that has recently been
removed from Asia to Europe by Rus
STA and the contiguous portions of the
territory still regarded as Asia. and
~ -
into Persia
Seek Any Solution.
The question Of how to exclude
Asiatics without offending Japan has
agitated congress and the administra-
ton for many years. Recently two
new suggestions have been made
which include in the list of excluded
aliens persons not able to pass the
physical test required for recruits in
the United States army. This method,
It Is claimed. would aid in solving the
problem Of Asiatic immigration as we'll
as immigration generally Of laboring
aliens without violating the most
favored nation" or similar clauses con-
tanned in existing, treaties for the sub
jects and citizens of all countries
would under such law be treated as
to physical requirements in the same
manner 1t Is declared, however, that
under such provision. the Japanese
would practically all be excluded on &C.
count of the sn7 ness of their stature
while many Chinese and Hindus would
be permitted to enter.
Another suggestion which has re-
Gently been made is to limit the num-
Der of aliens from any untry an.
nually to five per cent o. the total
number Of persons from that same
country and their offsprings who are
already in the United States.
President Wilson is watching con-
gress closely on this immigration mat
ter He would like to see an immi
grafton bill passed, but he will not
agree to the enactment Of any law at
this time that could possibly be taken
by the Japanese as an affront to them
or as in any way violating the most
favored nation" clause in our treaties
with them. The president is too
anxious to- placate the Japanese to
stand for any such legislation at this
time. " ~.
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ATTENTION.
Younq Men, Young Women.

Young Men, Young Women.
Do you desire position in the classi
fed civil service, Postoffice clerks, let
ter carriers, railway mail clerks, etc.
in demand. Ages IS to As. Salary SIS
to $3.50 monthly. Hundreds of appoint
ments to fill vacancies, extension OF
service and parcel post. Mr.. ]. w
Burgess will be at the Ballingall hotel
in Ottumwa on Saturday, Feb. IA, in
quiring for young men and women who
desire to qualify for one of these ap
pointments. He will be there one day
only until 9 p. m. Those interested
should call and see him without fail
Minors must be accompanied by
parent. -,.. .~
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MRS. SARAH DOUD
is 92 YEARS OLD

Selma, Feb. Among the veneer.
able old people of this vicinity is Mrs.
Sarah NJ. Doud. who has recently cele-
brated here 92nd birthday. This lady
is very spry and enjoys wonderful good
health, considering her years. On the
occasion of her birthday celebration
a dinner was enjoyed. covers being
laid for As, including some of her chill
dren, friends, eleven grandchildren
and eleven great grandchildren. Music
both vocal and instrumental furnished
part of the afternoon entertainment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-10

county, Ind, and was the son of G.. w.
and Grace Holston. He attended the
common schools in Indiana, and came
to this city with his parents last April
but in more recent months had been
in Texas, returning last fall His I'M
timely death at the age of "a years
eight months and thirteen days is
deeply mourned, and the bereaved par
.ents have the sympathy of many
friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-10
EDITORS AT COUNCIL
BLUFFS FEBRUARY 20

Council Bluffs, Feb. 1.-THE winter
meeting Of the Western Iowa Editorial
association will be held here Feb. 20.
! A program of considerable interest has
! been prepared. w. o. Jones, editor of
| Nebraska State Journal, of Lincoln,
and Miss Flora Dunlap Of Des Moines
will speak. The Council Bluffs COM
mercial club will aid in entertaining
! the visiting editors. f. Fl. McCabe of
Logan isNpresident of the association;
| H, J. Hoogenakker of Audubon, vice
president and c. c. Sheaffer Of Ran.
dolph, secretary. Mr. Scheaffer has
issued the following program:
| Country Newspaper Dope Z. w.
Bays, Woodbine Twiner.
| Appointment of committees.
Banquet by the Commercial club.
! Address of welcome, r. B. Wallace,
Council Bluffs.
Response, F. Fl. McCabe. president
Western Iowa Editorial association.
What our husbands expect OF us
and what they get" Mrs. P. B. Brown,
Harlan. .... :,
Five minute talk Country Press and
it's Editor" Alex Grisell. Guthrie Cen
ter Guthrian.
Address, Feature stuff" w. 0. Jones
editor Nebraska State Journal.
newspapers in their relation to
good roads, R. A. Stacey, Adair News.
Five minute talk Cash in advance
PLAN" F. w. Hill, Hamburg Reporter.
DO special editions pay?' w. F..
Budd. Anita Tribune.
"Why I ditched the Simplex 5. d.
Henry, Coon Rapids Enterprise.
Five minute talk, Build the news
paper on it's merits" W. w. Stephen
son. New Market Herald.
what the newspaper expects from
the merchant" G. l.. Caswell, Denison
Bulletin. -.
Reports OF committees. election of
officers and selecting place for sum-
mer meeting.
Miss Flora Dunlap of Des Moines
will speak at the evening session.
WATER TOWER NEARLY DONE.
What Cheer. Feb 1.-THE big water
tower at What Cheer is about COM
pleted and all that is needed now is
the completing Of the big we'll. The
work on the entire system has pro-
crossed nicely and those in charge of
the work have gone after the work in
a business way.
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HOLSTON FUNERAL
AT CENTERVILJE

Centerville, Feb. THE funeral OF
Claude Holston, who died Friday, will
be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
services to be conducted at the chapel
at Oakland cemetery where burial will
be made Only the relatives and init.
mate friends will attend.
Claude Holston was born in Warren
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Tri-W eekly Courier

CHANGING ADDRESSES.
Subscribers wishing their adoress
changed vii, please give the name OF
the postofSics to which the paper naS
been sent - we'll IS the postonics
whore they desire II to be changed to
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Railroad Time Tables
BURLINGTON ROUTE 9. 3. & @.
a. daily; B, daily except Sunday.
No Goina East Cenar

a. daily; B, daily except Sunday.
No. Going East Depart
l2A-Chic. Dubq.. Quincy IL: SIS a. m.
1SB-Burlington. st. Louis sos a. m.
1oA-Chica go Limited -. 1:16 q. m.
2oA--Ar. from Des Moines .9:lS r n.
6A-Chicago Limited -. 1899 p. m.
'12B-Ft. Mad. st. Louis ;. S:35 p m.
4A-Chic. st. Louis. Qcy. 1920 p m.
2A-Chic, Peoria, R'kf'd. IL: 06 D. m.
17SB--Ottunlwa. Burlington 1885 a. m.
Going West.
5A--Oma,a and Nebr 49,. liza m.
3A-Omaha, Ore. Calf. 1887 a. m.
23A-Des Moines local 80. sos a. m.
2l3B-Ar. from TT. Mad. :. 11:30 a. m.
179B-Peoria to Crcsto1 >. 1855 o. m.
1A-Chicago to Denver. 1857 p. m.
11B-Ar. from Burlington. $50 p. m.
9A-DenNer Limited 4:2S p. m.
J. II. Robinson. Agent
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No. Going North Depart
z11B-Des Moines, Omaha. 1928 p. m.
472B-Keokuk. Ottumwa :. 1880 a. m.
s-5A--Eldon, Des Moines -. 6:25 q. NJ.
Going South. ,..
470B-Kuk.. Kansas City .. 8.35 a. m.
Connects with No. 20
South bound at Eldon at
IL a. m. -u... =
472B-Des N1oines, Keokuk. s:s5 p. m.
Connects with No. 80
East bounc at Eldon at
:35 p. m
474B-Des Moines to E1don. 10: O5 D. m
Connects with No. IL
East bound at Eldon at
12:45 a. m. and No. 81
South bound, H. p. m.
J. H. 7 Crimson, gent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-10

bers as follows: Jesse Cornell, Oren
Fordyce. Van Topping, Mrs. Jessie
Winn and Miss Bertha HILL
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c. M. & ST. p. TRAINS.

No. Going Southwest. Depart
ga Southwest Limited :. las a. m.
3A--Kansas City local. .,.10:15 a. m.
33B-Ottumwa to Seymour $3.50 p. m
9:B-Local freight ...... 700 q. m.
91B-Local freight arrive $685..
from Nahant ...... $3.50 p. m.
Going East via Cut-Or
ia Southwest Limited :. 1905 a. n.
SA--From Kansas Cit: -. "a =. IN.
a2B-Local freight ........ 7:45 a. m.
Marion Line Going North
9SR-Local freight ....... 500 a. In.
Sab Arrive from Seymour 9:4O a. In.
4B-Ced. Rapids, Savanna,
Chicago ...H.. $50 a, m.
losB-Cedar Rapids. Marion STOP. m,
~, Marion Line, Coming South.
o1B-From Marion ....... 1915 a. m.
97B-Local freight ........ 400 D. m.
A-DaiIy. .-. -..,.-e. --=- ..a.. D.. re
3 B-Except Sunday.
Local freights depart from and term
mate OttumVa Junction.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18
Volcanic Eruptions in Japan.

Official reports from southern
Japan, where volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes have caused heavy loss
of life, panic and great property dam
age. are that the eruption of the vol
cano of Sakura-Jima. which has
caused the most devastation is abat-
ing. Just how heavy has been the
loss of life cannot yet be estimated
Sakura, where undoubtedly the
biggest loss of life occurred, cannot
be visited because Sakura-Jima is
still in eruption. Consequently the
story must wait. Troops and war
ships are now in the vicinity and a
search of the island will be made at
the first opportunity.
Kagoshima, the nearest big city 10
Sakura, while il suffered great dam
age from the earthquakes, does not
appear to have sustained a severe
loss of life. II. Iguin, former Japan
csc minister to China, who lives in
Kagoshima, sent a dispatch to the
foreign Office in which he said that
10 persons~ have been killed and
thirty injured there. He also stated
that great confusion prevailed in
the city.
Sakura-Jima, at the height of its
eruption, is pictured in reports as a
terrific mountain of fire. The air
for miles around Is thick with ashes
and smoke. The police and soldiers.
soon after the disturbance began.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18
The Transatlantic Record.

The present transatlantic record is
four days, ten hours from the coast
of Ireland to the entrance To Am
brose Channel, New York. Ii was
made by the "Mauretania." The
"Lunsitania," on her last westward
passage, in spite of strong winds and
head seas for the whole voyage,
crossed in four days, eighteen hours,
five minutes. This performance gives
promise of the "Lusitania's' sur
passing the record of her sister ship
under favorable weather conditions,
for during the above mentioned trip,
a period of eight hours. she made
1877 revolutions and averaged 81
knots, and for one hour of this time
her revolutions reached 2O7, the
equivalent speed for which would be
nearly 2S knots. IT is likely that
during the present year the record
average speed across the Atlantic of
26.01 knots will be considerably ex-
ceeded.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18

made many rescues from the isiahu
of Sakura.
The people at first did not seem 70
realize their danger and we're $40"
irving to escape. 1t is feared that
many we're killed before reaching the
seashore. Thousands pursued by a
rain Of fiery stones, knelt on the
beach. half submerged in water, ana
g%esticuIated wildly to the steamers
and fishing boats for aid. One small
steamer saved 800 persons, while the
other boats also did noble rescue
work. The cruiser Tone reported
Tuesday that Sakura had been en-
tirely evacuated.
The Japanese destroyers that Were
dispatched to the scene were unable
to complete the journey. stormy
weather and high seas compelled
them to return to Sasebo. The sec
ond squadron of armored cruisers
consisting of Iowati. Tokiaw, and
Yakumo. was then hurriedly sent OF
and was expected to reach kagoshl-
ma Wednesday night. Thick atmos-
phere interferes with wireless re-
ports.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18
NEWS OF The WEEK
Mrs. Guggenheim Has Fire Scare.

Mrs. Gnggenbeim Has Fire Scare.
My boys. Ny boysl" cried Mrs.
NJ. Robert Guggenheim when fire
broke out after dinner in the family
residence, No. ID East Ninety-second
street, New York City. Mr.. Guggen-
helm is a member of a firm of copper
magnates.
Mrs. Guggenheim wrapped little
Daniel and NJ. Robert. Jr., in blan-
kets and, gathering both in her arms
ran through smoke-flled Railways,
leaving them with a poor neighbor
Then she called a passerby and sum-
moned the iremen, but the servants
had the blaze out when the compan-
les arrived.
The damage was trifling, and the
storeroom and bathroom on the
fourth floor, We're scorched.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18
Claim That Cancer Microbe Has Been
Discovered,


Widespread interest is manifested
in medical circles in Paris, in the re-
ported discovery of the microbe of
cancer. The claim is made by DR..
Bose, professor of pathological an
atomy at the University of Montpelli-
er, in a paper submitted by him to
the Academy of Medicine.
/. Prof. Bose has devoted more than
twenty years to the study of can
cerous growths.
He declares that the parasite he
has discovered excites the cells of the
body. imparting to them a morbidly
rapid prolifcacy, causes them 10 lose
their form, and depriyes them OF their
functions in order, as it were, TO
domesticate them to its own proit.
Through the spread into all parts
of the body of the cells which are the
bearers of the cancer parasite, ma
lures defense ultimately sueeumbs.
1.-The microbes" Prof. Bose con-
tinues, are especially met with in
water, above all in stagnant water.
They are borne in the organism of a
number of insects, fish and warm
blooded animals.
Cancer is particularly frequent in
villages in close proximity to streams
and it's origin is often found in a
scratch or an abrasion that seems as
though it we're accidental"
Prof. Bose concludes by citing sew
eral instances where ancer of the
tongue could be traced to have origi-
mated from the scratch of trout bone,
and where lancer of the face had
resulted from the sting of an insect.
Cancer of the digestive organs was
also observed to be extremely fire.
quent In villages where snails were
largely consumed or where rabbits
we're found to be suffering from an
affection if the liver.
Experiments in incubation, which
will place the discovery beyond a
doubt, are yet to be made, but Prof.
Bose expresses himself as thoroughly
convinced that he will succeed in
proving his theory in the very near
future.