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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
ILLINOIS EDUCATOR
FOR CONSOLIDATION

Ames, July speaking to rural
life mass meeting, at Iowa state col.
lege, Miss Mabel Carney of Illinois
state normal college, declared that
consolidation offers the rural school
the best way out of its serious diff.
culties. Consolidation, she said, is
giving the country boys and girls as
good schooling as city and town boys
get, and doing more. for it is giving
rural communities splendid social Gen.
ters also.
"A county superintendent in Illinois
had dream" said Miss Carney, that
Columbus returned to visit America.
Those who were showing him the
sights pointed out the great cities and
their remarkable development, and the
country with it's many wonderful i'm
provements in agriculture, and Column
bus was duly impressed. Still, he was
also a bit lonesome because he saw
nothing that was remindful of the old
days when he discovered America.
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FORTY-TWO RELATIVES
HONOR MRS. DICKENS

Mt. Ayr. July Mrs. NJ e. Dicken
who resides in east Mount Ayr, has
just reached the seventy sixth anniver-
sary of her birth and all her children,
grand children and great grand chill
dren who reside in the county met at
the home to join with her in the cele-
bratlon of the occasion. An elaborate
feast was enjoyed at the noon hour and
the afternoon was spent in social con-
verse and recalling many pleasant
memories. Those present were John
P. Drake of Mount Ayr. T. A. Drake
and family of Monroe township. w. E.
Drake and family of Liberty township,
w. H. Drake and family of Monroe
township, Mr.. and Mrs. Murl Duffy and
two children of Monroe township, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell e. Drake and daugh-
ter Of Monroe township, Miss Naom!
Drake, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Williams
and children of Liberty township,
Misses Winnie and Lois Allen, Misses
Florence and Unice Cooper and Mrs.
Slaughter-forty-two in all. Mrs. Dick
en- came to Ringgold county in 1855
and with the exception of one winter
spent in Illinois has lived in the coun-
ty ever since.
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MT AYR COUPLE
TO VISIT ENGLAND

Mt. Ayr, June 30.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Dukes of Union township sailed
from New York for England, the land
Of their nativity. Mr.. Dukes has made
several trips to the old home since he
came to America in 1867 but this is
the first time Mrs. Dukes has returned
since she came to America with her
parents in 184S when she was eight
years of age. They were married in
Illinois in 1869 and came to Ringgold
county in 1871, settling in Union town
ship Mr.. and Mrs. Dukes are among
the most highly respected citizens OF
Ringgold county. They are the parents
of five children, all Of whom are living.
Two sons, William and J. c., reside in
Monroe township, one son, George, Is
agent for the c. G. w. railway at Fair
banks, one son, Ed, lives in st. Louis,
and the only daughter, Mrs. William
Rude, lives in Athens township. Mr..
and Mrs. Dukes expect to make an ex-
tended visit and besides visiting In
England will visit France and Belgium.
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VICTIM BROTHER OF
MRS. c.. DOUGLASS


Davenport, June 3O.-Sam Stickney
was the unfortunate victim of motor
cycle accident Sunday morning at the
Davenport mile track. He was killed
while racing around the track pre-
paratory to the races to be held next
Sunday.
Coroner Rudolph, after summoning
a number Of witnesses to the accident
in which Mr.. Stickney lost his life
Sunday, convened an inquest at the
Halligan undertaking parlors at
o'clock Monday afternoon. After hear.
ing the testimony given the jury, con.
sisting of julius N Peterson, Dennis
D.. Curtis and Walter L. Brooks, ap.
pointed by the coroner, returned the
following verdict:
1--WE f1nd- Samuel l.. Stickney being
a cidentally thrown from motorcycle
which was being driven at rapid rate
of speed on the Davenport mile track
on Sunday, June %, 1914, at about
11:45 a. m, death following shortly
after the accident occurred
Sam Stickney was born in Daven'
port, Sept Z, 1889, and had resided
here his entire life. He was married
May IA, 1913, to Miss Mabel Knapper,
who survives. Besides his wife he Is
survived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin Stickney of Davenport, two sis
tiers, Mrs. Clark Douglass of Ottumwa,
and Miss Gloe of Davenport, and two
brothers, Harvey and Chas. Stickney.
both of Davenport.
The funeral will be held from the
home, 327 East Fourteenth street,
Wednesday morning with interment IN
St. Marguerite's cemetery.
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BELT v. p, OF COMPANY.

Des Moines, June 30-At directors
meeting of the Iowa Telephone Co.,
held at the Offices of the company last
week, w. B. T. Belt was elected vice
president and general manager of the
company Mr.. Belt was previously
elected vice president and general
manager of the Nebraska Telephone
Exchange Co., which companies form
the northwestern group Of the Bell
company. Mr.. Belt has been in the
employ of the Bell company for TWEEN
ty-five years and prior to his promo
ton was general plant superintendent
for the same companies. Mr.. Belt is
succeeded as general plant superin-
tendent by A. A. Lowman. Mr.. Low
mans early telephone experience was
with the Iowa Telephone Co., and the
news of his promotion will be pleasing
to his many Iowa friends.
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CANT RiL.

Ed Irish Of Keosauqua was here
Wednesday.
Mrs. Holder and Marguerite Helles
shopped In Bloomfield Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Woolem returned from
a five weeks visit in Oklahoma and
Texas.
August Theme and Wash Davis
went to Keokuk Monday.
Misses Neva and Mary Creath.
Maude Shaw, Vetus Norris, Rena Stew.
ard, Rilla, Bernice and Sadie Saar, En-
ma Suit, Grace Helwig, Helen Theme
and Marguerite Hitler enjoyed picnic
given In honor Of Lucille Pontius.
James A. Smith and family visited
in Mt. Sterling Wednesday and Thurs-
day.
Dr. and Mrs. Carpenter were in
Memphis Wednesday.
Lucille and Miles Pontius returned
home after weeks visit with the
local young people.
Helen Theme Is visiting Gladys
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Finally, however, they drove in their
automobile past little red school
house and Columbus Immediately be.
came interested. Why, that's the
same school house that was here when
first came he exclaimed"
In everything else in the country,
said Miss Carney, has gone forward
IN fifty years except the rural school
and that is not as good as IL was fifty
years ago in most instances. Yet, she
insisted, nothing is more important in
the solution of the problems of the
open country than the school. '"The
consolidated school," she pointed out.
sis success in Iowa and Illinois and
everywhere else it has been tried and
1t is working wonders. It offers the
one solution for the school situation
in the country"
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CHARLTON.

Mrs. G. R. Swanson and two chill
dren went to WOODBURY. Thursday to
spend a few days with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Lynn.
Mrs. Phil Hahn of Sigourney, for
merly of this city, came Thursday to
visit old friends and to attend to some
business matters.
Mrs. T. w. Thompson Of Abba Wis.
tied here Thursday with Miss Hazel
Powell.
Mrs. John Farrell of Des Moines
who had been spending few days at
the home of her mother-in-law, Mrs. j.
Farrell, left Thursday evening for q
visit with relatives in Tyrone.
A large number of the Civil war vet.
Grams left Tuesday for Burlington to
attend the state encampment. The W.
r. C. encampment is also being held
there. Among the ladies whe went
from here are Mesdames w. M. House
holder, w. H. Smyth, j. 0. Becker, n.
II. Larimer, D. B. Cowles and Chas.
Ttate. Mrs. w. l.. Clapp, who is state
chaplain, has been seriously i'll the
past few weeks and was unable to go.
Miss Florence Perrine was hostess
to a number of friends Tuesday even.
ing at dinner, the occasion being her
birthday anniversary. A pleasant time
was reported.
Miss Vera Mcclure Of WOODBURY. re.
turned home Thursday after a weeks
visit with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clowser.
The members of the Yeomen lodge
enjoyed social meeting on Tuesday
evening. following their business SEES
sion. Light refreshments were served
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and a good time was had
Mrs. Carl Swanson and Mrs. Marion
Haines spent Thursday with friends in
Russell.
Clarence and Roy Nelson of Chi.
cago arrived few days ago for visit
at the home Of their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Jarl, and will
probably spend the summer here. ~
J. A. Brown Of Los Angeles, Calf,
former we'll known Charlton resi-.
dent, who has been here the past few
months transacting business, left
Thursday for his home in the west.
Mrs. Ed Knipe of Ottumwa, former
here Thursday.
l. L. Guernsey, superintendent OF
the public schools, left Monday for
Iowa City to attend the summer school
at the Iowa State Business college.
John Airy of st. Joseph, Mo-, is
spending few days with friends here
A large number of the members OF
the l. o %. F. lodge went to Melcnor
Thursday evening where new lodge
was organized.
Mrs. Thos. Hilton and little son have
returned from visit with relatives In
Cedar Rapids.
Miss Margaret Gay expects to leave
soon for Minneapolis, Mimi, where she
will spend the summer camping at
Lake Harriet with friends.
Miss Ruth Leonard returned a few
days ago from Baton Rouge, La,
where she has been music supervisor
in the public schools the past year.
Mrs. Lizzie Spragg of GAINESVILLE, O.,
is here for an extended visit with her
sisters, Mrs. Geo. Scott. Mrs. Ed Doug.
las and Miss Cidna Hawk.
Mrs. j. w. Jamison of Garden Grove
is visiting relatives and friends here,
Mrs. Fora Aldrich Hazelett of Gales
burg, ILL.,, is spending a week here with
Mrs. Carl Scott and Miss Maggie
BEEN. She formerly resided here.
Mrs. Mae Pasco and two children OF
Carroll are guests at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Larimer
Mrs. Chas. Combs and son, Fred, OF
Kansas City, who accompanied the
remains of Mr.. Combs here for burial
have returned home.
Mrs. Will Jackson and two children
of Chicago are here for a few weeks
visit with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
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TAKE $414 FROM
KLEBER STORE

West Point. July 1.-Some time dur
ing Monday night thieves entered the
jewelry store of Philip Kleber and took
$414 worth of jewelry and silverware.
The jewelry store and residence are
IN the same building. Mr.. kleber re-
tired about 10 o'clock and did not
know anyone was in the building until
Tuesday morning he discovered his
loss The thieves gained an entrance
by breaking window in the rear of
the building and left by the front en-
trance as both the door and screen
were unlocked this morning. No trace
of the thieves have been found.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02

Kiesel in Memphis, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Stonebrake
were Memphis visitors Wednesday.
A number of local people ATTENDED
the chautauQua in Keosauqua Sunday
Scott Hogan gave demonstration
Of cooking in aluminium ware Friday
afternoon. A number of ladies werS
present and enjoyed a luncheon 81
pancakes, meat and coffee cooked 10
the aluminium ware.
Sadie Saar Is. visiting friends and
relatives in Memphis, Mo.
Mrs. Paul and son, Lewis, OF Keo
kuk are visiting friends here.
Mrs. Schrieves of Bloomfield Is viz
iting her daughter, Mrs. Parker.
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Wanted
wANrED-TO BUY FOR CASH,
acres and upwards near OttumWa
Address J-l-B care Courier.
FOR SALE

For sale-A good we'll improved 4(
acres miles from Ottumwa. Owner
would take good second hand auto al
not over $500 as part pay.
A good paying business worth about
$4,000 for sale or would trade for An
come property. @
A good we'll improved 80 acre farm
u mile from small town. Owner viii
take one-half in town residence and
carry balance in mortgage on farm al
SO.
A special bargain in a nice home or
Ward street.
Have a few thousand dollars private
money to loan on Ottumwa property OF
other good security.
Have farms and city properties all
sizes and prices for sale or trade.
Have a cash buyer for a good home
on Court Hill. What have you to sell
II you have anything to sell or trade
come in and tell me about it. If don't
do anything for you it don't cost you
anything.
III. ID. JUDD,
Reel Estate and Loans. 228 East Main
St., over Daniels Shoe Store.
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F. @. Stuart, and numerous friends.
She formerly resided here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel McKlveen
have returned from a few weeks visit
at his boyhood home in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus Chambers
of Knoxville, formerly Of this county,
are spending few days in Liberty
township with their daughter, Mrs. o.
w. Cunningham.
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Business Opportunities

FOR SALE STAR MOTION PICTURE
theater Maryville. Mo- Live little
city 5000; 800 opera seats. New
Powers machine. Location good. $1,000
for quick sale. Manager ill. Coco
shown town. Admission 1Oc. Biz
money maker for active man. SET
lady In charge or write Box 1913
Davenport, Ia.
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the next day.
MT. AYR BOOSTERS
HOLD BIG MEETING

Mt. Ayr, July More than thou
sand Ringgold county citizens disre.
garded an early rain and threat OF
more rain Tuesday and gathered in
Mt. Ayr to boost for the cooperative
creamery, to get behind it in the fight
it is making against what is regarded
as gross discrimination by the cream.
cry trust. kellerton, an adjoining
town, sent twenty-six automobile loads
to the meeting. Men who were engi-
neering the days program declared
that 5000 people would have attended
had the wea Their been any thing like
inviting ......
The creamery is the first co-opera-
tive institution in the eighth district,
and the future Of the dairying industry
in this section Of the state depends
to a large extent upon the success the
Mt. Ayr people will meet in their en-.
sterprise. Sa
1t was to get the people together
in booster spirit behind the institu-
ton that the big meeting was held.
And it succeeded in bringing out a
manifestation of boosting, all right.
The Mt. Ayr boosters are 100 per cent
efficient They met the governors
party at Benton with three automo-
biles and transferred them to Mt. Ayr,
showed them the splendid new cream
cry and other notable new improve
ments of the city, fed them properly
and made them acquainted with sew
eral hundred boosting citizens before
the meeting began. 1t seemed as
though every one in the town was
wearing the yellow badge bearing the
injunction Boost for Ringgold county
and a greater Iowa" Store windows
were decorated with pictures of the
governor under which were the words
"Ringgold county boosters welcome
Iowa's booster governor"
Besides Governor Clarke, Senator C.
H. Thomas made an address.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
UNKNOWN MAN DIES
IN ELDON JAIL

Eldon, June 30.-An unknown man
died in the Jail here Sunday He had
taken up lodging for the night and was
found unconscious in the morning and
died before help could be secured.
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Farm Property For Sale

FOR SALE-sO ACRES OF GOOD
farm land eight miles west Of city:
good spring and well, five room
house and barn; near school house.
Also 152 acres in same locality. six
room house, barn and outbuildings.
Joseph Engle, Route No. 4, Ottumwa.
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For Sale

FOR SALE = USED AUTOMORIr
one Chalmers SO, one 16 Buick, one
Hudson 20. one Krit and one over
land. These cars are in good shape
and will sell right to make room.
Reeves Auto Co.
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FOR SALE-PLENTY OF COAL OUT
at Mitchells mine at the old @. right
Of-Way
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Advice to Gardeners.
: . In the JuneS Nicholas)

.s@ II the Ncholas)
vegetables when they get
be cooked and roots for greens You
TO every
tall long before needs them for DO not
raighten them out they will have grown that
the the
ground they little tying them again and again as they rise
loosely not
get old stockings to cut into
will material that
the light and
moisture from being drawn out And pick from all
what they after seed And as
will be satisfied
blooming Good gardeners not let them
have blossoms all
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One of my friends says that
every time he starts in to save
for rainy day - it allus rains
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Female Help Wanted

wANTED-GIRL OR MIDDLE AGED
woman for general housework Mrs.
A. e. Holcomb. Phone 1268-k. 423
North Wapello st.
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Lost

LOST - JUNE 20, SCOTCH COLLIE
dog. H. J. Hunter, r. No. l, Blakes-
burg, la. Reward.
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Male Help Wanted

wANTED-I. WANT FOUR MEN TO
travel territory around Ottumwa-
country and towns. If you have your
own team, motorcycle, bicycle or au-
tomobile you oan use 1t to good adj
vantaRe. Address in your own hand
writing J-3O-C care Courier.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-17
RlOOd Tonic Has
Important Meaning
Puts the Right Sort of Vim
Where Most Needed.

To tone the blood means to enable lt to
Throw on accumulated impurities, to in
crease the red corpuscles and to put the
ibloodmaking organs into such active condl-
tlon as to produce that conscious sensation
of what we feel as health.
This Is the logical effect of using the
famous blood purifier, S. s. S.
Half the people you meet complain of
wcary muscles. stagnant BRAIN tangled
nerves. and n wonderful desire to lay down
and just quit. Most of these people have
been using nervines that spasm Odlcally flare
up the nerves only to die down again, as
die they must Avoid nerve stmulants.
Bear in mind that this worn-out feeling is
due TO poor blood, to bacteria in the water
1-sa drink; to the multiplying of destruc-
tive germs in the blood faster than they
can be overcome by the white corpuscles
and to what Is known as auto-toxemia, that
condition where the venous or impure blood
accumulates faster than 1t can be replaced
by the red arterial blood.
S. s. S. has long been famous as n blood
purifier, and its action by elimination of
the irritating polsons that infest the blood,
is one of the very important things to know.
You can get s. s. S. at any drug store,
but take no other so-called blood purifier.
;. s. y Is purely a vegetable product,
and you will make a great mistake to have
some enthusiast palm of a mercury, arsenic
OF iodide OF potash preparation that may
do you irreparabe harm.
Co, 533 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ca, and il
you have any deep-seated or obstinate blood
erouble. write to their Medical Dept. for
free advice. II will be worth your while
10 do so.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-17
barn
Is Destroyed By Fire Near
Lexington
(Mansheld News

A large bank barn on the J, d, AL
glre farm, a mile west of Lexington,
was destroyed by fire early this morn
ing, together with the contents, in
cluding forty tons of hay and the
wheat from twenty acres which had
been hauled into the barn last week.
The fire was discovered at about
43O o'clock this morning by War
rem Prosser, tenant on the farm and
with the assistance of neighbors
summoned by telephone, Mr.. Pros
ser was able to get the four horses out
of the barn, but they had nothing in
the way of fire-hghting facilities
available and could do nothing to-
ward saving the building. A new
silo alongside the barn was also de-
stroyed. Insurance was carried on
the building. Spontaneous combus-
ton, due to the intense heat, is pre-
sumed to have caused the fire.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-17
LEGAL NOTICE

J. c: Leckron, who resides at La Fou-
tain, Indiana, ella Amiss, Tillie Gronin-
ger, and solomon Leckron, who reside at
Ohmart, William LeckrOn, Alma Leckron
and Grace Miller, who reside at North
Manchester, Indiana, Aaron Leckron, who
resides at Warsaw, Indiana, Maud Fish
er, Burr Denny and Frank Denny, a min
or over IA years of age, who reside at
Packerton, Indiana, s. II. Leckron, who
resides at Keifer, Oklahoma, owen Leck-
ron, who resides at Tucumcari, New
Mexico, Grace Kelly, who resides at An
COLA, Indiana, Ada Ray. who resides at
oil Center. California Cleveland Leckron,
who resides at st. Louis, Missouri, Noah
f. Leckron, who resides at Denbigh,
North Dakota, G.. O. Leckron who re-
sides at Bow Island, Alberta, Canada, and
Nellie Ohmart, minor under IL years of
age, who resides at Norwich, North Da-
kota, will take notice that on the Goth
day of June, A. D., 1914, Lydia F'idler filed
her petition against j. c. Leckron ct al in
the court of Common Pleas of Knox
county, Ohio, being Case No 9637, praying
for the partition of certain real estate, in
Berlin township, Knox county, Ohio re-
Gently belonging to Jacob Leckron de-
ceased
The persons first above mentioned will
further take notice that they have been
made parties defendants in said petition,
and that unless they answer by Septem-
ber IL, 1914, said petition may be taken as
true, and an order granted accordingly.
p. A. BERRY,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Lydia F'idIer.
7-10, II, A,a ;S-I14S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-17
Ohio
viii Again Become A Great
Apple State
New Orchards Being Set Out
Spraying Done

Ohio was once a great apple-raising
state and it is destined to become so
again. Fifty years ago apples were
counted as sure crop in Ohio as corn
or wheat. From every farm orchard
this fruit was gathered by the wagon
load as regularly as October came
around.
But soon after this seasons came
when the apple crop failed. The prin-
cipal source of loss was fungus par
asite, he apple scab, which wrought
great havoc with the crop. The Ohio
experiment station at Wooster was
one of the first to take up the treat
ment of this pest and reduce it to a
practical basis.
In time the apple scab was master
ed, but then a more serious pest came
in the San Jose scale, an insect which
was unknown on the American con-
tinent a half century ago, which de-
stroys trees as well as fruits. This
pest has also been met and mastered
and now there is no reason why apple
orchards should not thrive.
All over the state there is renewed
activity in the cultivation of the ap-
pie. New orchards are being started
and old ones reclaimed. There Is big
money in the apple business, as many
have discovered during the past few
years. About four years ago an at
tache of the experiment station leased
an acre orchard in Washington coun,
ty which had been condemned to the
AK because of its unfruitfulness.
By care the orchard was made ex'
ceedingly profitable, and recently the
owner refused $500 for half inter
| est in 1t. Trimming, spraying and
fertilizing did the business, reclaimed
the orchard and made it one of the
best in the state.