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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-01
DON'T KNOW.

About the biggest fallacy that ever de-
served exploding is the common notion
that what a man does not know does
not hurt him. 1t does, most emphat-
ically and undeniably does.
Pretty much all the misery of the
world can be traced to ignorance. At
best, who does not know, very natural.
ly misses many of the best things of
life
We have seen men and women who
had to do hard manual labor because
their parents neglected to have their
eye defects corrected when young-the
parents did not know that they were
saddling their child for life with a Sc
we're handicap, or they would have lift
ed it in time.
ribly from headaches and nervous troub-
les that could be readily relieved if
they knew enough to have their eyes
properly attended. 1t is simply because
they don't know that they suffer
Millions are being spent yearly en-
joining people so they will know how
to avoid trouble.
If you have weak eyes, or If you,
head aches often or has dizzy sensa
tions, have your eyes thoroughly exam
ined and know they are the cause. Sec
DR.. jackson, the eyesight specialist. In
A. & F. block, Main street, Grangeville
Idaho.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-01
MORE STOCK SHIPMENTS.

Shipments of livestock, cattle, hogs
and rheep, from Crangeville to coast
markets or commission firms in the
east are almost an every day occurrence
nowadays and the stockyards at the
local station are about the busiest place
along the line. Hal Brown shipped out
three carloads of cattle Tuesday and
John Baer one of the best known stock
buyers on the prairie, sent two car
loads of porkers tile same day.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-01

Mrs. Robinson, mother of F. C. Rob
inson of the High school faculty, arrived
yesterday evening from Boise. Mr.. Rob-
inson has rented the H. e. Sweet prop
erty where he and his mother will resid
this winter.
Charles A. Lee, well known in Grange
vile, has "signed up with the tailor
ing firm of Baldeck K Co., in Lewiston
and will devote his energies to the
tailoring and gents furnishings business
in the future.
f. w. Rhett came out from Freedom
this week, having sold bunch of cat
tie to a Spokane buyer. He received
good price for his stock, some 50
head in all, and remained in town to
look after business matters a few days
before returning home
Among the Grangevile people who
are enjoying the fair at Lewiston this
week are Ben Bunnell Robert Pugh
w. McAdams, Don Fisher, William Edg
| ington, Fred OKelley, Billy Arson, Will
Der Fuller, W.. ]. Yates and Wilbur
| Bryant
Columbus Social Club held their pic
mic at Columbus school house last Sun
| day, the eth. A fine dinner was serv
| ed by the ladies consisting of fried
chicken and many other delicacies. a
fine literary and musical program was
rendered and was thoroughly enjoyed
by all About 80 persons were in at
tendance
Frank Rice county treasurer, was
wearing bandages on his head the frs
of the week, necesstated by an acct
dent while driving down the hill neal
the old Bales & Jones ranch when HI
fell out of the rig. Only a few mino
bruises resulted but Frank says 1t wa
a close shave and a miracle that NOR
serious results were not experienced.
The arrangements for the public re
ception to the school faculty which
to be given at the new school build
ing Friday evening are all completed
Every citizen and especially every pa
iron of our schools should take advan
tage of this opportunity to meet an
become acquainted with the member
of the teaching force.
The Kooskia fair held last week {
Kooskia was a success in every parti'
ular and large crowds of people fro
the river section and surrounding coui
try found entertainment galore durir
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-01

the three days of the show. All the
Grangeville folk who attended speak in
high praise of all departments of the
exhibition
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
MOTHER AND BABES
DIE OF INJURIES

Charlton, Jan. 10.-The awful acct
dent which occurred here Friday after
noon cost the lives OF mother and
her two children. Mrs. Wolf and the
boy died at 1880 Friday night and
the little girl at midnight.
Fred Wolf and his brother Ed, and
their families moved here recently
from Bussey and both occupied the
same house, as there is a shortage
houses here. The men are employed
in the Central, Iowa, 'uine. When Mrs.
Fred Wolf attempted to start her fire
Friday with coal oil there was an ex.
plosion and the burning oil was thrown
over her body and two of her children.
The baby daughter, aged seven months
escaped injury Mrs. Ed Wolf and
baby were also In the room and both
were burned considerably about the
face and arms.
The house belonged to Mrs. Grover
G. Fluke. It was good, ten room
structure, and was completely des'
troyed, together with nearly all the
contents. Mrs F1uke had some goods
stored in the attic She carried an in
surance of about 5000 on the house
which will not cover the loss.
The remains will all be taken to
Bussey Sunday morning where the fun
eral services will be held in the after
noon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
REV. CONNORAN A
MINISTER FIFTY YEARS

Keokuk Jan. 10.--Rev. James Con-
moran who has been a minister Of the
gospel for over a half century, now re-
tired, will celebrate his S0th birthday
today and will keep open house to en-
terrain his numerous friends In this
city in honor of the occasion.
Rev. Mr.. ConnOran was born IN
Pennsylvania in 1894 and went to Ind
lana with his parents when still a
baby. He came to Iowa in the year
1856 and laugh school at Winterset. He
was studying for the ministry at this
time and preached his first sermon In
his schoolroom in the same year. So
years ago. Since that time, extending
over a half century, Rev M. Connoran
has preached in many places, in the
states of Iowa. Illinois, Missouri, Ne
braska and Colorado.
Rev. Mr.. Connoran came to Keokuk
in the year 1890 and became pastor OF
the first Christian church here He re-
tanned this position for some time. but
finally retired because Of old age. Dur
ing his twenty-four years residence in
Keokuk Rev. Mr. Connoran has made
innumerable friends who will shower
him with congratulations on his safe
passing of the four-score mark.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
ARE NOW
SOLO BY POUND
POPULAR FRUIT is AFFECTED BY
A RAISE-SUPPLY Is
PLENTIFUL.

A long expected raise in the price OF
apples has taken place in the last
week. The common Ben Davis variety
which was soc peck, now sells for &c
per pound. Since there are II pounds OF
apples to the peck, this means that
Ben Davis apples have raised to 48c per
varieties in nearly the same proportion.
Jonathans, which sold for 75c a peck,
now bring 8 lac per pound, or 81 a
peck. Some very nice oranges are being
sold at from 80 to soc a dozen, the
price depending on the size Of the fruit.
Bananas, the year round" fruit, are
the most dependable in the matter OF
price. They do not seem to be affected
by seasons, but remain quietly at zoe
per dozen, with a few of the extra fine
at a quarter. Grape fruit was never
nicer at four for q quarter, and there
are extra large specimens at dime
apiece. Lemons are 35c a dozen. Pine
apples are still zoe to 35c each. Tokay
grapes bring zoe per pound, while the
Malagas are Ave cents higher.
Potatoes may be had for as low as
S1.10 q bushel, and up to s1.35. Sweet
potatoes are only 4c per pound. Cab
bage and winter onions also sell at this
price, while new turnips, carrots and
parsnips are &c. The mild, white Ber-
muda onions, commonly known as
Spanish onions, sell for Tx per pound.
Excellent celery is selling for FIVE to
ten cents. Very nice fresh tomatoes are
still on the market for zoe pound.
Head lettuce Ia still at 10c and 15c and
radishes for 25C.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
CHAS. SWAN, PIONEER
AND SOLDIER, DIES

Mt. Pleasant, Jan. 10.-Charles Swan
aged rs, pioneer resident Of this
county, and a veteran of the famous
4th Iowa Cavalry, passed away at the
homo Of his sister, Mrs. John Neal,
Friday evening about six o'clock. Mr..
Swan was born in Jayne county, Penn
sylvania on May %, 1888. When but
a lad Of fourteen years, with his par
ents he came to this county, where he
has made his home, with a few brief
Interruptions since that time. When
the call for $4,000 volunteers came,
after the firing of the first gun upon
Fort Sumter, Mr.. Swan was one Of the
first to enlist, to suppress the rebel
lion. AS member Of the famous 4th
Iowa Cavalry, which did such signal
service for the union, he saw fight In
some of the bloodiest battles of the
conflict. Mr.. Swan served until the
end of the war, when he was honor
ably discharged. At the conclusion Of
the struggle. he came back to his old
home, Mt. Pleasant and since that
time he has been actively identified
with the interests Of this community.
The deceased Is survived by his widow
three brothers and three sisters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
T0WNER PLANS To
PROTECT VETERANS
IOWA CONGRESSMAN WANTS SOL.
DER POSTMASTER RELIEV-
ED OF THEIR FEARS.
[BY ELISHA HANSON.1

Washington, D. c., Jan. 10.-Repre.
sentative Towner of Iowa will iatro.
duce two important measures, Then
congress reconvenes Monday.
The first provides that no postmast-
or who served in either the Spanish
Or Civil war shall be removed from
office except on sufficient cause. Also,
1t provides that fourth class postmast-
ers who served in either the Spanish
or Civil war shall not be removed
except for cause and further 1t X
empts them from taking the civil SER
vice examinations recently prescribed
by President Wilson. t=.
The second measure provides for the
payment of pensions monthly.
This may have involved some
trouble heretofore" said Mr.. Towner,
but there is sufficient force in the
pension Office to do it. Then too. the
government recently began paying
these pensions by check instead Of
voucher and there is no reason why
the checks shouldn't be sent every
month.
II believe the payment of pensions
monthly would be of great benefit to
those who draw them. AS there seems
W DC III lCdoOA WHY tucy ouOuluI
be paid, have introduced the bill for
their payment"
Still After Pepper.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
late Congressman Pepper has been
dead several weeks. his Office is still
flooded with incoming applications for
jobs Not only this, but persons work
ing in the Washington departments,
in whom Mr.. Pepper had taken an in
terest, call on the phone almost daily
to find if any progress has been made
with their matters since his death.
Since Mr. Peppers passing, the bulk
of the ''job-seeking" mail from Iowa
has been turned into Representative
Connolly's office and when the latter
returns to Washington, he will find
enough requests from office seekers to
keep him busy for several weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
ELDON.

The Eldon Farmers institutes sec.
ond days program was carried out sue,
cessfully. The exhibits are fairly well
filled and the attendance quite large.
The addresses were enjoyed by many
The day closed with an old time
spelling contest by pupils from ali
schools taking part. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Crow left for Chi
cago Thursday night on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hughes are visit
ing relatives at Independent.
l.. L. Huxley returned to his bust
ness in Ohio after a visit with his
mother and sister Mrs. H. E. Ritz dur
ing the holidays.
Miss Morris Hillery left for GrinneI
Monday to take up her studies in the
college after spending her vacation
with her parents.
Mrs w. T. Brown and sister Mary
Brown left for ST. Louis this week to
visit relatives.
Mrs. A. J. Shelter is seriously ill al
her daughters home, Mrs. H. Mohler
St. Joe, Mo-, her son Charles w., anG
daughter Mrs RaDp are at her bed
! side.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
RURAL CARRIER
IS REMEMBERED
BLOOMFIELD MAN IS GREATLY
SURPRISED BY HIS PATRONS
ON DAVIS COUNTY ROUTE

|, William r. Spear, a mail carrier on
rural route No. l out Of Bloomfield,
was very we'll remembered by his
patrons during the recent holiday
season. Both in provisions and fuel
and feed for his horses the man was
fairly swamped with gifts.
Some of the Ottumwa carriers say
that they often receive gifts, but
nothing to the extent of the following.
which were given to the Davis county
carrier:
Thirteen and one-half pounds of
beef, nineteen pounds of pork, five
pounds of lard, five pounds of sausage,
one pound of butter, six pounds of
beans, two pounds of pop corn, twelve
and one-half gallons of canned fruits,
sixty bushels of oats, twelve bushels
of corn, twelve and onehalf bushels
Of apples, two bushels of potatoes,
one pound Of nuts, nine chickens.
twenty-five cents in money, one load
Of wood and one ton each of baled hay
and straw.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
SIGOURNEY LODGES
INSTALL OFFICERS

Sigourney, Jan. 10.-Thursday even.
ing was installation night for Agrippa
lodge, No. 20 X. of P. The following
officers we're installed: Chancellor
Commander. A. B. Cary; " c. Frank
Brown; prelate, J. A. Moore; M. Of W.,
J. A. Stirlen; X. Of r. & S.. F. l..
Goeldner: NJ Of E. ]. w. Cronewath
and NJ. Of F., G. M. Wells. District
Deputy ]. A. Stirlen was the installing
officer.
In Webb lodge A. F. & A. M. the fol-
lowing officers were installed: Wor-
shipful master, H. L. Schilling; Senior
warden, r. H. Updegraff; Junior war
den H. F. Richardson; secretary. C. l..
Jarvis and treasurer, A. II. Brunt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
Twenty-Five Years Ago
- From The Courier Files -

and reached here, on skates at II q.
M. today. They were just seventeen
hours on the ice.
January lathe fellows who swore
off New Years on tobacco and cigars
made trade in that line little dull, but
1t Is fast picking up again and the
good resolutions are pigeon.holed to be
| brought out again next New Years.
Lowenberg Bros, are running a
bread wagon that is a perfect daisy.
1t was made by Pollard & Belmont.
Morrell & Co., commenced packing
ice at their upper ice house this morn
ing. The Ice Is of good quality, but is
only about six inches thick.
Last Friday night Daniel Baum, re-
siding three and half miles south of
Ottumwa, had three dozen. chickens
stolen. They were hauled away in
two horse wagon and tracked toward
Ottumwa.
January 15.-1ndianola BARRIERS have
got up rate war and hair cutting is
down to 10 cents and shaving 5 cents,
and perhaps is dear at that.
st. Paul has had to abandon her ice
palace this winter for want of the
necessary ice. This is discouraging
weather for the ice man.
January 16.-Only Al miles of rail-
road track was laid in Iowa during the
year 1888.
The present winter is very similar to
the winter of 1850-51, except that win
ter the roads were dusty nearly all the
time. 1t was followed by the greatest
flood in the Des Moines river known in
history, and it continued raining al
most without intermission from the
LIST Of April to the LIST of July It was
so wet that scarcely any crops were
planted, and the next season grain
was very scarce. Tho emigration to
California was heavy in the year of
1851, and corn and hay in this locality
brought big prices. Emigrants paid
as high as 81 per hundred pounds for
straw and hay that had been used to
cover stock sheds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
HENRY co. INDECENT
EXPENSE is $7,46S.79

Mt. Pleasant, Jan. 10.-According to
the report Of the superintendent of the
Henry county poor farm, submitted
Friday the average cost for the care
OF the INDECENT of the county, averaged
$1s5 per week for the twelve months
Of the year just passed. The total ex
penditures for 1913 reached $7,46S.79
The total receipts aggregated $4,205.53
making the expense to the county a
total of less than s3,263.26. The bill
includes the following items, wages
$1,95210; subsistence. $1,741.49; light
and fuel, s1.o6s.s1; clothing, $5o4.So;
live stock, $785o0; farm implements,
$193.50; improvements and repairs. ST.
1887; miscellaneous, $94.02. The to-
tai number of inmates during the year
was forty. Four were discharged and
four died.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13

! may have access to a fair number OF
hay fed lambs a little later on.
! Everything fat Is making feeders
good money and 1t is contented army
Of feeders in the main, who are now
showing up at this market, though an
| occa sional lot of thin stuff that was no
! good when 1t went on feed and little
or no better when it reaches Chicago, is
arriving. 1t appears that lot Of com.
mon thin, coarse wooded lambs and
toothless ewes left Omaha as feeders
last fall on which satisfactory fed lot
performances could not logically be ex-
pected
The manner in which supplies have
been held down this week, in the face
of attractive prices suggests the be-
lief that corn belt and eastern terri
tory has been pretty we'll drained Of
their holdings excepting strings in the
hands of regular feeders whose conf
dence in the future IS such as to war
rant them in nursing the market. A
trade. scout just returned from the
larger sheep feeding districts Of Iowa
reports that around rs per cent of the
sheep and lambs in those sections have
been marketed and supplies in Wis
consin and other generous midwest
feeding states are also reported as run
ming low. Colorado will fill the gap
on lambs when the movement from that
state gets well under Roadway, but
no prolonged period Of heavy receipts
is expected within the near future.
Weather is against the market, but
consumptive demand appears broad.
The official receipts this week total
10000, compared with $4,000 esti-
mated, and 1855 to total for last week
Good to prime lambs brought $S.l00
$40 yesterday, the weeks best, and 1Oc
above the close last Saturday: fair to
good, $7.500S last Saturday, lost 10 to
15c Tuesday but close the week at
$765GS.10, or 10c above last Saturday;
the commoner grades s6.S5@750 last
Saturday sold at s7.35 Tuesday and at
s7@7.65 yesterday; fair to best feeding
lambs while bringing as good as $7.55
Thursday close the week at $6.50@7.15;
good to choice handy yearlings down
5015c during the weeks low spot re-
covered 10c in the range and close at
$6.7507.15, compared with $6.65@7.15
last Saturday: fair heavy yearlings are
15@25c better than last Saturday and
close at $6.25@6S5: good to prime
wethers quoted $5.S0@6.25 last Satur-
day brought $6@625 yesterday; plain
to good wethers could be bought at
$3.50 $50 Tuesday and Wednesday and
closed yesterday at s5.4O@6; good to
choice ewes are up about 15c over
week ago and close at IS @ $40: good to
choice handy weights brought $3.50
SIS yesterday compared with $5.15@
$50 last Saturday; medium to good
grade bring s44o@5; feeders at about
last weeks price.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
SAILORS DRAGGING
SEA FOR THE DEAD

: Norfolk, Va, Jan. 10.-Sailors Of
the North Atlantic fleet continued
dragging Hampton Roads today for
the bodies of three ship mates lost
with the cutter of the flagship
Wyoming in yesterdays blow, while ?
board of inquiry was in session on the
collier Proteuse. The ships were ex-
pected to sail later for Culebra, Porto
Rico and Guantanamo for winter
maneuvers. The bodies of George J.
Hugg of Newport, R. T.; Ernest A.
Roth, Seattle, Wash, and Theodore
Balduf. Brooklyn, N. Y. have not been
recOyered
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
WIDOWS GET PENSIONS.

Des Moines, Jan. 10.-Out of seven
ty-three applications for Widows pen
sions made since the law became eff
fective. only twenty-five have been
granted in the Polk county district
court The applications Of forty-eight
widows have been denied by the court.
During the month of December a
total of 1924 was paid out in pensions
by Polk county. This has increased
from s43 since October Eight-three
children are being benefited by the
pensions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
CoRYDON MERCHANT SHOT.

Corydon, Jan. l0.-J. P. Jared, a
prominent merchant. was found dead
where he had tried to creep through
fence with a loaded gun, He was
4G and leaves wife and three chill
dren.
OLD
Eldon, Jan. 10.-Thomas Sconce, an
old settler of Eldon, died at his home
Wednesday evening, and his funeral
was acid Thursday interment being
made at Money church. Death was the
result of stroke Of paralysis, which
occurred just prior to his passing
away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
GRAIN, $1,000 POUNDS,
BEAR DOWN ON MAN

Newton. Jan. 10.-A most remarkable
accident took place at Davis City re-
Gently Thos Merriheld, employed in an
elevator found that the grain had stop
ped running in the wheat hopper and
got in to see what was the matter. It
is built with sloping sides and he slid
down until his feet caught in the open
ing in the bottom. His getting down
there started the grain to sliding down
and he was pinned fast. Before help
arrived $1,000 pounds of grain was
bearing down upon him. He could only
be extricated by boring holes in the bot
tom of the bin and letting the grain
out. This took IN hours and Mr.. Mer-
rifield was very weak when taken out.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
|SEVENTY-NINE HEAD
OF CATTLE BRING 1854

North English, Jan. 10.-W. W. b.
land was in Williamsburg this week
and bought and shipped five cars Of
cattle. These were the cattle that Geo.
Smith fed on his ranch in South Da-
kota They were purchased by Geo. e.
Morse in Chicago and fed sixty five
days making gain Of 81 lbs per head
each day and sold to Boland for the
John Morrell & Co. packing house in
Ottumwa. There was 70 head weighing
over 1900 lbs each and netting Mr..
Morse s9,5S4. The largest steer weighed
1920 lbs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
KICK BY HORSE
FATAL TO BOY

Sigourney, Jan. 10.--Willie, the little
five year old son of Orville Pickering,
died from the effects of a kick from a
horse. The accident occurred New
Years day.
The chickering's are farmers Of Jack
son township. residing near old Ioka.
This little fellow was driving bunch
Of horses which were running loose.
One Of the animals in playing kicked
and his feet struck little Willie in the
head
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
PLAN WORK FOR THE
IDLE IN CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 10.-Three
thousand of the unemployed here are
to be put to work next week. 1000 on
government reserves in this vicinity.
Word was received from Washington
today that $4,000 had been authorized
for the purpose. The other men will
work on boulevards and public i'm
provements. These men are to be
chosen from registration bureau
which has a list of 1000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
SUCCEED IN PUTTING
OUT ALBA FIRE

Abba, Jan. 10.-Fire broke out in ST..
Mary's Catholic church yesterday af-
ternoon and did about $4,000 damage.
The Abba fire department played two
streams of water on it, and the chemi.
cal engine did good work The fire is
supposed to have caught in the base.
ment from the furnace.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-13
MAN GETS SICK in CAR;
UNABLE TO STOP 1T

Altoona. Jan. 10.--A. Winterod, a
prominent farmer near here got into
his auto and as he started the machine
up was taken suddenly sick. Fortu-
nately a friend happened to pass him
was quick enough to jump into the car
and stop it. Winterod was pretty sick
for thirty-six hours but recovered