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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-28
Twenty-Five Years Ago
- From The Courier Files =

this seasons crop, was brought IN sat
urday by John McIntire. The quality
is good and they were sold to Jones &
Buchanan for 20 cents per bushel.
Martin Israel brought in the first load
of wheat and sold it to the same firm
for IS per bushel. 1t was fall wheat OF
good quality
That wild steer which got away from
the wrecked car on the G. NJ. & st. P,
yesterday morning knocked John Kais-
er down and skinned one of his hands
pretty badly. 1t occurred near where
the accident happened.
July 30.-Geo. H. Bulson, janitor OF
the Adams school building is putting
in his time during vacation in paint
ing the walls and ceilings of the rooms
and halls, and when completed 1t will
add very much to the appearance OF
the inside of the building.
The rifle team of Co. G Is out on
their range this afternoon practicing.
The boys have been doing some great
shooting and expect to win the cup at
the regimental shoot next week.
July 31.-The frame work for w. B.
| Armstrong; new residence on North
Jefferson street, is now up. When com.
pleted it will be handsome and very
convenient.
The building committee of the new
Presbyterian church yesterday con
tracted with the Grant Swain Mfg
Co., of Richmond, Ind, for the seats
and pulpit furniture to be delivered In
Otturnwa by October /.
The walls Of the Kramer & Hoffman
brewery building are now being raised
two stories on the west end and to al
it for use as an oatmeal MILL The
improvements on the building will cos1
some ten thousand dollars besides the
cost of the necessary machinery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-28

July 25.-Floors are being laid in the
art and machinery halls at the fair
grounds and the buildings are being
handsomely painted with the milk
maids choice-pea green. BY fa1r
time everything will be in apple pie
|order."
Frank Worcester has force OF men
at work papering and painting the
rooms at 119 Main street to be occup-
lied by the new furniture house OF
Moore, Ogden & Co.
July 26.-The mayor, after due con,
sideration has signed the contract
with the Ottumwa Electric Light Co.,
for twenty-five arc lights for hve
years at $44 per annum, to be run all
night.
The opera house directors have con
tracted for $4,000 worth of chairs
some of them very fine ones for the
parquet, balcony and dress circle. This
contract does not include chairs fol
the second gallery. Some OF the chairs
for family boxes in the parQuet anc
boxes in the dress circle cost as high
as SO each. All the chairs in the par
quet, dress circle and first two rows
of the balcony will be plush.
July 27.-S. L. Wiley Of Omaha, was
! in the city yesterday afternoon anc
last night bought controlling interes'
: In the Ottumwa Electric Light co
The organization will remain as 1t II
F.; for the present
! The school board has let the con
tract for steam heating fixtures, for thu
now school house to E. H. Mather &
Bro, and they will get good joD. I'M
board has also agreed to call 1t TN
! Grant school.
| July 2S.-The first threshed oats
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-28
s EYM OUR.

Mrs. A. Leigh Cramer Of Trenton
Mo-, was visiting here last week at the
A. E. Cramer home.
Miss Rosa Gordon Of Ottumwa 70
turned to her home Monday after be-
ing called here by the death Of her
Clarinda last week and was buried at
the Genoa cemetery south OF here Sat.
urday.
Rev. A. e. Clemens and vito and e.
X. Clark were in Moravia hast week
attending the ordination Of Baptist
minister.
Glen and zell Rabbit Of Conesvills
are visiting in this city with f. A. Cole
man and fimaly.
Minnie Hughes Of Des Moines came
last week, being called by the serious
Mrs. A. e. Long Of Davis Junction
returned to her home last week after
short visit with friends
Mr4. Louise Westberg OF Jamestown,
N. T., was visiting hero the nrst Of
tho week with Theo Rosengren and
other relatives and friends
G. F. Redding who IL working 1t
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Redding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Osborn Of Green
Island were here the first Of the week
at the ]. w. Osborn home.
Rev. and Mrs. r. ]. ANree and chill
dren returned to their home at Yetter,
Ia, Monday after short visit in this
city with relatives and friends.
]. r. Layton and F. M. Burr and
families Of Allerton were Sunday Wis
itors in this city with relatives and
friends.
Supt. w. w. Pratt was business
visitor in Gainesville last week.
Misses Hazel and Mile Atkinson Of
Roseville, ILL.,, and Miss Blanche
Kingston Of Colchester, Ill., returned to
their homes Monday morning after a
visit with relatives.
M. ]. Cain and wife spent Sunday at
Davenport with Sam Elkins and family.
Mr.. and Mrs F. E. Meecham Of
Marengo were visiting here last week
with Mrs. Meechams parents Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Webb were Keo.
kuk visitors Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-28

New York, July 25.-It has been
many long day since accessories
have played a more important role in
the up to date wardrobe than they do
In the present season. Separate col.
lars are a necessity, whether made OF
organdy, sheer linen, embroidery, net,
pique or doubled linen. Dame Fashion
DEGREES that they should be worn on
coat, suit and dress; improving each,
for what Is daintier than bit of fresh
white at the neck Of colored blouse,
or more softening to the severity of
a tailored coat collar?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-28
be present at the Epworth league pro.

be present at the Epworth league pro-
gram.
John G. Lemberger and family Of Los
Angeles, Cal. are visiting with rela-
tives here.
Mrs. j. M. M. Roberts has moved to
Abba.
Smith Woodruff and family have
rented the Roberts home.
P. H. Hynes was at Burlington last
week.
Jenkin Morgan. Jr., who 10 running
a store at Excelsior mines was in
Avery Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-28

front, giving waist-coat effect. Triple
fiounces of green linen are placed over
an underskirt of white linen. Although
the combination of heavy and sheer
material seems almost incongruous,
the effect Is distinctly smart.
Among the attractive summer fab
RIGS is voile-like crepe which has a
ratine or boucle stripe. This is espec.
tally pretty in white and most effective
combination with plan white crepe,
as shown in the illustration. This cos.
tune has several marked characters.
tics; one is the method of making the
sleeves and yoke of the waist Of plain
crepe, while the bib-ljj front and back
are Of the striped fs' vic. The U-sh"-,
ed yoke which reminds one of man 9
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-28

wider than the old one and much more
room There is also a pit for the or
chestra. When the work is completed
it will add greatly to the seating ca
paclty as we'll as to the stage and
dressing rooms, SO that Avery can get
some good shows in addition to the
moving pictures.
Maude Appleman, who has been Wis
iting her uncle, H. e. Moore, of Omaha
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AVE RY.

The ]. R. Bomhoff new residence on
Meadow street is now completed and
Is one Of the neatest homes In town.
The Bridges hall Is being changed,
the stage has been torn away and the
room will be used as part Of the hall,
enlarging the seating capacity. A new
stage is being built on the north end,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-28

These collars are often embroidered
and sometimes are made of embroid
cry flouncing cut to form veste'
front. When they are made of shee
The day book., 1914-10-05
BREWERS WANT PEACE

Milwaukee, Oct. 5.-Milwaukee
brewers and saloonkeepers are pray
ing for peace. Because of the Euro
pean war there have been. just &c.
100000 fewer glasses of beer sold in
Milwaukee during the last month
than in September, 1913. Collector of
Internal Revenue Paul A. Hemmy de-
cIares the decrease throughout the
country was 867,O barrels.
The day book., 1914-10-05

stolen fro mbasement of William
Meyer, 1927 Brentwood av.
900 fire. Destroyed stables. So
horses saved.
Emil Goccried, so, 1914 N. Mozart
st., suicided. Rope. Sick.
Mrs. Walter Smith obtained a di-
vorce in 1912. Her son, Walter
Smith, Jr., for whom she is fighting
for custody of in court, is now liV-
ing with step-mother, says he likes
her best. Father remarked last May.
Reported hunger strike of Mrs.
Catherine Baker, held in connection
with death of husband, supposed VIC
tim of poison plot, disproVed when
she ate meals yesterday. Refuses
to talk of case.
Joseph SodowsI<i, 1918 w. Division
ST., cleaner and dyer, shot in head by
man who fired through window. Sc
riOus.
The day book., 1914-10-05
OUT GO INSURANCE TAXES

Washington, Oct. 5.-The tax on
life insurance policies, in the war
''tax" emergency revenue bill as it
was passed by the house, was strick-
en- out of the bill by the Democrats
of the committee Saturday night. 1t
was said the committee would also
probably eliminate the tax on casual
ty and industrial insurance policies.
To avoid placing absurdly high
taxes on tickets to foreign ports in
the lake trade, which policy was at
tackled by Senator Townsend Of
Michigan on the floor of the senate,
it was decided that no tickets to for
eign ports would be taxed unless their
cost exceeds SIS.
The day book., 1914-10-05

State sts. Pinched. Said he was
joking.
The Chicago aV. bridge opened aft
er being in course of construction 8
years. Cost $15O,OOO.
Robert Martin, 1922 Ardmore aV.,
dead. Fell 80 feet. Scaffold at new.
city pumping station, 742 Montrose
blvd, gave way.
Chicken thieves got hens and
rooster from coop of Mrs. Fannie
Brown, 26 NJ Campbell av.
Joseph Appato, 1880 Newberry aV.,
fought with Guisseppi PiegreIceni,
I'LL S. Morgan ST., over card game.
Knives used. Both badly cut. Ar
rested.
Depositors in Ashland Twelfth
State Bank met in West Side Audi
toriUm yesterday. Decided to employ
William A. Guinea to apply for re-
Ceivership.
Police think feud between Chicago
and st. Louis peddlers was cause Of
death of James Barry, victim of West
Sid 'gunny sack murder"
Harry Judd, 1923 E. 55th ST., bad
ly bruised. Motorcycle collided with
auto of Louis M. Swartz at 93d st.
and Ewing av. +
Mrs. Antonio Huppert, 1541 S. 5sth
av., died from poison few minutes
after she arrived in Oak Park Hos
pital. Police thing suicide.
Mrs. Paul Beiss, 1850 w. Madison
st., struck by auto driven by Ray
Frye, 825 S. Oakley aY. Seriously
injured.
Barn in rear of 1912 w. Van Buren
st. destroyed by mysterious explo-
sion. Cyro Cirrinocone, owner, told
police he rented barn to peddler
named OrOziO.
Thomas A. Johnson, Jr., 2216 N.
Western av., unsuccessful Bull Moose
candidate for legislature 28th dis
trict, arrested on warrant sworn by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01
ALLEGED LEADERS
OF TH|EV|NG GANG
Negroes Under Arrest Accused
of Robbing Grocery Wagons
All Over Town.

William Trent. alias William Robin
son, and James Trent. cousins were
arrested late last night at 507 Cal
houn Street by Detective Sergeant
krcngel and Patrolman Jennings and
locked up at the Second Police Sta
ton as rinGlcadcrs of IL gang Of ne
grocs who have been robbing grocery
wagons In all parts of the city.
Many complaints have lately been
made to the police of thefts of this
character. and yesterday morning Cap
tain OF Detectives Mcmahon cautioned
an OF his plain clothes men to he on
inc lookout and use every effort to
arrest the thieves
Yesterday afternoon Krengel re-
ceived information that the Trents
were seen driving away from the First
Market In wagon owned by Charles
S:hwalm, n butcher. 1t was after
ward picked up by the police and re :
turned. but its contents. meat and
eggs. were missing. The prisoners
were specifically charged with this
theft Efforts will BIO made to CON
berries.
According to KrengeI n gang OF q
haif-dozen negroes is Responsible for
the numerous thefts Of meat and gro
ccries. and he expects to make other
William Trent also faces a felony
charge. When he was taken to tbe
station 1t was learned that narrant
hai been sworn out for his arrest in
winch he was charged with stahhin :,
Juhius Barney. also colored, on March
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01
WARNED S|EGEL He
WAS FACING JAIL
Woman Who Is Seeking Divorce
Makes Sensational Attack
on Husband.
Especial TO The T!mes-Dispatch.1

Especial to The Times Dispatc h.
New York. March 3i.-"Several years
ago { learned incidentally of the deal
of depositors in his bank, and i'm
mcdiately demonstrated and warned
him. as / thought that II was my duty
TO do, that he was facing jail He
ragged Ike mailman and treated me
acknowledgements, IL possible than
ever"
Mrs. Marie Vaughn Siegel. after a
conference with her attorneys. made
this sensational attack on her hus-
pand. Henry Siegel, the bankrupt mer-
chant and banker. to-day In a state
nent she dictated for the newspapers.
because subpoena servers were un-
able to reach Mr. Siegel, who spent the
day in seclusion In his suite at the Ho-
tel Majestic. the complaint In Mrs.
niesei SUIT Tor divorce was not filed
In the Supreme Court
Neither OF the two corespondents
named by Mrs. Sicgel-Miss Smith do
scriDed as trained nurse, and Mrs
tcdy' OF Dorchester Mass.-could be
loca ted.
Mrs. Siegers statement in part reads
My married life with Mr.. Siope, ua
iui or trials and tribulations: Suffice
IL TO say that ] endeavored in every
way TO guard and protect MIN from his
own Weaknesses and his lack of consid :
eratcn Tor the feelings and rights of
others"
Here she tells of her warning to Mr..
continues: u
Later, he changed his attitude to-
"nrds me- and al n dinner party. at
which Frank Vogel was present he
made light Of my predictions and en-
ue"vored 10 convince me that 1 had
pecn misled and misinformed. and
that was unjustly suspectinr hin,
whereas. he was noble and bonns,
citizen. seeking only the welfare and
advantage of those with whom he VS.
connected.
FROM what 1 have learned in the
inst six weeks. 1 now believe that he
was actuated throughout with the evi
oem. in'ent'on OF having me leave the
country SO that I would not divulpe
my information of his Illegal onero
ions or reproach further with nv
suggestions concerning the same. In
any event. l finally left for Paris unon
ms expressed promise and acreemen
10 provide Tor mo. This promise was
Kept Tor time. and then discontinued
ana upon the face Of the situation -
iooks as though 1 was In the Same
position as any other creditor
me statement made by Mr. Siere,
ana others In the public press that hc
hau furnished me with vast moneys
ana mat wasted his funds and led
him into eXtravagances both bero
abroad Is all absolutely Uitbout
foundation. I am practically without
any money or property whatsoever
ana have boon compelled to institute
'his divorce action in order to protcc,
my rights and to. place the matter
oelore me courts, so that my rights
as wife may lie determined and So,
forced"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01
BUREAU TO CARE
FOR UNEMPL OYED
City Attorney Submits Ordinance
Outlining Plan for New
CITY Institution

PURSUANT to the recent act of the
General Assembly amending the Rich
mond city charter SO as to authorize
the creation of n municipal employ
ment bureau. City Attorney Pollard
Yesterday submitted to the Admins
t,ratlve Board u model ordinance out
lining a plan for such an institution.
IL proposes TO, vest this municipal
function in n board OF five commits
sioncrS, tn be known az the EmDloy-
ment Bureau of the City OF Rich
mond.
The five members of the bureau. il "a
provided, shall be elected by the Coun.
en- Tor a term OF two years. upon
, recommendation by the Mayor. They
are 10 serve without concentration and
EN- ioy paid manager 10 conduct the
business OF the Office.
The ordinance requires the bureau
70 organize within ten days after cleo
uon, ana To select from their number
a chairman, Vice chairman and a sec
rotary Meetings, 1t is provided shall
be held at least, once n month The
inanaSer is To be appointed by the
bureau for n term Of two years.
The said bureau the ordinances
provides. shall. as soon as may be
after their ORGANIZATIONS. prescribe and
promulghtc written rules and regu-
lations under which residents OF the
city of Richmond desirinl; employnent
VIII De entitled TO register their MINES
WIN SAID manager. and the said bureau
may at any time alter. amend or re-
peal such rules and regulations and
prescribe other and different rules for
such manager or concerning the man
aSement and control of the business
Tor which the bureau is created
me Administrative Board is charged
WIN the duty OF providing the bureau
with suitable quarters. It Is TO he
supported by direct Appropriated In
the annual budget The amount To ba
appropriated TO its support, as we'll
as the salary to be paid the man.
1ser. are left TO be determined by the
Council s'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01

and known on Second Avenue as
silver Jack"
Goldman says he overheard Becker
say to Jack Rose In the Lafayette
Baths:
"If you don't croak that d Ro-
seminal I'll go out and croak him
myself"
Goldman's story, therefore, is com
plcte corroboration OF the testimony
or Morris Lubn. who was witness
1T the first trial, but whose credibil-
ity was ticrccly attacked by the de-
tense The Court of Appeals also
characterized Lublns testimony as
Instead OF Lubin, the prosecution
VIII nave Goldman, who dehes thee de-
Tense to discredit him. Goldman also
corroborates Rose, whose description
or Becker's rage over Roses failure
TO xiii Roserthal was one OF The most
thrilling chapters of his description.
one or the most astonishing features
or Goldman's story is that friends OF
Becker gave him money throughout
me hrst trial &c keep him in hiding
While detectives OF tho district at
torney were hunting for him no kept
out OF their reach in little East Side
Hat.
Now and then he would creep ont
ana. at some prearranged signal, meet
n mysterious go-hetwecn, who would
pay him the hush money
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01

indictment for violating the antitrust
law. For this reason. after a brief
cross examination. they dismissed Mr.
allen from the witness stand to-day.
Mr. Allen said that when he be-
came treasurer of the company in 1910
he believed the directors were rcmiss in
not showing more Interest in tho af
iairs OF the beet sugar company. in
which the corporation held stock.
Later he learned the government had
begun Its dissolution suit, and the cor
poration was trying TO dispose of
enough of rs beet sugar holdings to
make its operation legal under the
Sherman law.
THE record of the CORPORATION
shows he said. that an earnest and
consistent effort was made By it to
comply with law"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01
TO REMEMBER CONDUCTOR
Commuters VIII Present Capta,, R,aa
of SOullleru. WITH

VI southern, with Gun and IBelt
captain w. ID. Rudd, conductor on
one OF the southern Railway trains
coming into Richmond, will be re-
inembcred by the hundreds of com
muters who have received so many
courtesies at his hands. In n recent
contest for lantern to be given 10
the most popular conductor coming
into Richmond. conducted by The
Times. Dispatch, Captain Rudd with
drew in order to give his support to
captain Canada, who alternates with
him.
The commuters have decided to ex
press their appreciation of Captain
Rudd's invariable Kindness and cour-
tesy by, presenting him with a hand
some double barreled shotgun. The
presentation is to be made by w. M.
'iustis this afternoon at 5:45 O'Clock.
at the same time the colored cominu-
tiers Will present him with a fine car
fridge belt. lifting companion to the
gun. The committee having the pre-
sentation in charge urges all commt1-
terS TO be present at the ceremony.
Captain Rudd has been a conductor
on the southern Railway for more than
twenty years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01

victims body. or If irs stomach. nj,
nook or any other parasites that cause
In many cases tits, spasms or those
uehcate, puny. weak, rundown chill
dren, IT eXpels all worms and builds ND
that system to robust. healthy con-
dition Many people are reporting tho
great benefits they have received Some
We're severe cases of rheumatism;
others have had catarrh or the head,
throat stomach. bowels kidneys blad-
der and lower organs How few peo-a
pie realize what q loathsomc disease.
catarrh Is! How many people are con-
stantiy doping for indigestion, dysnap-,
STA: and It's catarrh OF the stomach, or,
In fact. tho whole inner system OF
membrane that catarrh works on. Cali
to-day at Tragles drug store. SIT East,
Broad Street. and obtain Quaker Herb
ENtract-Sl.00 per bottle. three for
$3.50; full treatment. six for $500. OIL
OF Balm. Observation-Disclosures.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01
The Monster Of Them All

being sold ut Tragles drug store
After hearing the results from the use
OF Quaker Herb Extract, he decided to
try 1t: using 1t five days, expelled a
monster tapeworm ninety scven feet,
mead and all complete: brought the
worm to Tragle's drug store. The
Health Teacher says that tho eXpelling
or the forty foot tapeworm from
little nine year-old Lonnie Duggan. OF
10 Linden Street. taking the Quaker
Herb Extract six days. this monster
after only five days. should convince
even the most skeptical that the Quaker
Herb Extract does positively expel
worms. The Health Teacher when here
proved to the people OF Richmond that
this medicine Is different. 1t does the
work others have left undoho. You
must be convinced that as Il worm and
germ destroyer IL has no equal. 1t
matters not if It's tapeYorm that
saps tho very lIfes blood Out Of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01
SOUTHERN TO AID
BRIDGE APPROACH


e.
gument for the adoption OF the Four
proach: 1t was the route desired by a
majority Of the merchants and bust
fected. he said. and the logical thor
oughfare from the bridge to Main
The Fourteenth Street route was sup
ported by l.. r. Brown and Charles
leighnan. a committee representing The
south RICHMOND. Democratic Club: w
~ ;: Wailerstein: i. G. Christian and
s L: Eilsner thought an approach
through Fifteenth Street was more de-
IT. Sentiment for Fourteenth.
Inc preponderance OF opinion APP
the more direct route to the bridge
Several speakers thought that the city
would do well to widen both Fourteenth
dressed by Chairman Miiis to t ahe
speakers appeared to indicate that he
himself held that view too.
committeeman Gunst said that the
city is big enough to undertake both
enterprises. but that in any. event it
thing should be done to relieve the CON
Gestion on Fourteenth Street He re-
minded the committee that he raised
as two years ago when the city was on
the point of awarding the contract for
the building Of the bridge,
IL II came to choice between tho
Fifteenth and Fourteenth Street routes.
said Committeeman Moore. he would
vote for the latter. He would prefer
he said, to have both streets wdened
but II only one street could be wild
ened he wanted it to be Fourteenth.
committeeman Powers did not commit
| himself.
boiling for Wide Street
City Engineer Boiling admitted the
I necessity of widening Fourteenth
| street. no matter what bridge ap-
! preach plan should finally be adopted.
/ He held to his belief. however that the
| bridge approach should be made eighty
feet wide
Upon the motion OF Councilman
Moore, the committee adjourned to hold
another meeting In the near future to
decide definitely upon n recommenda-