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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-05

very first start" laughed Sylvia, "and
I am going to the Gimkins property
this afternoon-perhaps. can get a
hint or two from his gardener"
Thus Sylvia found herself strolling
through the mile of country road that
separated her small acreage from the
immense stretch belonging to the rival
Gimkins.
Sylvias yellow sun bonnet had slip
ped back from her auburn hair and
her cheeks We're vivid like a blush
rose when she entered the gardens.
The man working there in sunlight
looked up and blinked. Always before
he had doubted that anything in crea-
ton could rival a rose in the bud. So
suddenly, with the advent of Sylvia.
was his cherished belief shattered that
John Lane could only bow in acknowl-
edgment thereof
Sylvia smiled and her conquest was
complete.
"I came over to inspect my rivals
roses" she said frankly. II am trying
to wrest the prize from Mr. Gimkins
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he reminded her.
The color famed into sylvia's
cheeks.
81 have wagered with my father
that I will take the prize. Rosevale
is the stake-and do want to win! .
she ended appealingly.
Lane laughed outright
"And l have wagered old Gimkins
that can rear as fine specimen as
he did. He has offered me the gar
dens as they stand if I carry off the
prize. He is tired of the game" He
gazed back at Sylvia and felt friend.
ship lowering over them. 81 got tired
of Broadway and motoring, so came
back to nature and my hobby for a
change"
81 feel that we are going to be
friends" laughed Sylvia, "even though
we are rivals. My reasons for being
here are similar to your own
81 see that am going to find my.
self in a rather difficult position,
John Lane told himself. To Sylvia
he said, "The rivalry will cease to ex'
ist the day after the rose show-then
we will have a clear road to friend
ship"
"And in the meantime you will come
and see my roses?" questioned Sylvia
81 will come to see you, and the
roses Lane told her, and moment
later the girl with the yellow sunbon
net was fleeing toward her own little
whitewashed dwelling. 81 am going
to love him. she was singing vi am
going to love him desperately
"A few weeks later and day or
two before the opening of the rose
show Sylvia stood gazing at he1
beautiful specimen. 1t was large and
pink and fragrant.
There is only one other more per
feet than YOU she whispered to the
rose, "you will get second prize-and
/ will lose Rosevale.' She turned
sadly from the exquisite bloom over
which she and Danny had spent many
hours.
John Lane stood beside her. He
had watched her unobserved.
"You care so much?' he questioned
Sylvia.
more than you have any idea of,
she told him with smile that tried
| to hide her emotion. MY hortlcul
tural pride has suffered. Your rose
would take dozen prizes
Yours would take first-if it were
not for mine, and yet tried to infuse
some of my gardeners magic into
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Evening Story
RIVALS IN ROSES.
BY Dorothy Douglas.
Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.

John Granger gazed speculatively at
his daughter There was skepticism in
his smile and affection in his eyes.
so you want me to buy rose farm
for you that you may hide among the
flowers from the SWANS who refuse to
take no for an answer" He laughed
frankly at the hot blush that swept
Sylvia's cheeks. Us it not 500"
~ am tired of being courted by men
whom l cannot like" she admitted
quickly; they care for nothing but
Broadway and motoring am utterly
weary of their attentions. Besides, y
she continued in voice that was
coaxing, II have great longing to live
among flowers and cultivate prize
rosc-you know how successful am
with roses"
John Granger still smiled bit skep-
tically.
what will the thorns and pruning
do to these?" He took Sylvia's slim,
white fingers between his own. "They
don't look to me like fingers that could
cultivate prize rose"
Sylvia laughed brightly and dropped
q kiss on her fathers hair.
IF you buy Rosevale for me, I will
wager the price Of the farm that will
take the first prize at the rose show
what do you say"
1T issa go! If you can take the first
prize from that old Gimkins, who has
had it for the last three years, I will
buy you three farms" Granger smil-
ed. In secret he was delighted with his
daughters new found hobby.
Zone is quite sufficient" cried Syl-
VIA "You are perfect dear daddy,
and from now on will be slave to
the roses"
Within an hour John Granger had
arranged for the purchase of Rosevale,
the tiny farm where roses rioted and
giaddened the heart of the passersby.
The house itself seemed but minia-
ture dwelling that nestled under a
great crimson rambler and the garden
and greenhouses held the promise of
roses, red, yellow, pink and white.
Two weeks more and Sylvia herself
was there pruning, petting and loving
each and every plant. She had brought
only one gardener, and that one she
had coaxed from the Long Island home
of her father.
-You and 1 are going to take first
prize at the June rose show" she told
Danny. "Old Gimkins has had it long
enough. We win show him that some
one else knows little about growing
roses"
We've got to grow some rose to
beat him, MISS" Danny informed her.
II refuse to be discouraged at the
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WEST POINT.

Mrs. .Theo Cloud passed away at her
home in Pleasant Ridge township NOV
%. 1914 at 10:3 80 p. m. Death was Que
to tuberculosis from which she mas SUI
fered the past year. Mrs. Cloud was
born in Ohio June %, 1850 and came 10
Lee county when III years OF age; 9le
was married to Theo Cloud in 1879 De
cea sed is survived by her husband ana
eight children. Chas. D., Eugene, WI.
liam and Orville. Mrs Elsie Odiorne OF
Donnellson, Mrs. Leota Jackson OF
Henry county, Mrs Alma Loeffers OF
Burlington and Miss Fay at nome. Sne
is also survived by two brothers, Ace
Donrelly Of Pleasant Ridge and George
Donnelly of Rock, Kansas, five sisters
Mrs. A. 7. Cline Of Oklahoma CITY
Mrs. VIM. Bird of Fort Madison, Mrs
Chas Mapes of West Point, Mrs
Sherley Windsor and Miss Della Don
nelly of Keokuk. Funeral services were
held at Woolen's Corner church We'd
nesday afternoon conducted by Rev. =.
r. Ward. A large assembly Of friends
attended the services showing the love
and esteem in which she was held.
Miss Estella Fern Jarvis and Ray
Robert Rank were married at nlgn
noon Tuesday Nov. "a at the M. E.
parsonage at Fort Madison, Rev. J. E..
Newsom officiating. They were accom-
panied by w. T.. Rank, brother of the
groom and Miss Mabel Mccoy. They
departed Immediately for visit at
|-Holdridge, Kansas, after which they
will make their home near West Point.
| Those from West Point who attended
the wedding were Mrs Sol Jarvis,
mother Of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Rank, parents of the groom. Mr..
and Mrs. John Jarvis and Reuben jar
Wis.
Miss Della Wirsig of Donnellson is
visiting at the home Of her brother DR..
A. E.. Wirsig and family.
Mrs. Frank Panther and children de-
parted Tuesday for visit at Burling-
ton.
Miss Lillian Weissgerber who held
the position as trimmer at Brinck's de-
partment store the past season has re
| turned to her home at Keosauqua-
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Entler and Mrs.
| J. A. Kreikenbaum were visitors at
Burlington Monday.
Mrs VIM. Bird and daughter and
Mrs o. M. Walter, both of Fort Mad
| ison attended the funeral Of Mrs.
Theo Cloud wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rump and
daughter of Fremont, Nebr., and Mr.
and Mrs. George Otte Of Ottumwa are
spending the week at the John Rump
| home.
Jos. Spiekermeier Of Sheldon, N. D.
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Little Benny's Note Book
By LEE PAPE

born to blush unseen, sutch as the VIC
let by a messy wasting it's sweetness
avn the desert air.
Uthir flowirs is born to blush seen
sutch as the krisanthemums avn a
gerls chest, avn akkount of costing 50
mulch.
Sum flowirs is useful avn akkount
of thare bewty, sutch as the rose and
the lilly in a pot, vile uthirs are use.
fill avn akkornt of thare usefllniss
sutcb as the buttircup, witch you can
tell by holding it undir persins chin
weathir a persin likes buttir or not.
Most fellos don't think mulch of
flowirs, but awl gerls think thare crate
WITCH ixplanes wy most fellos haff to
buy them weathir they like them or
not.
Wild fowirs is considered the most
bewtifill, the reezin wy they are not
SO populer beeing bekause they don't
; cost enything
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FIowirs.

The prinsipil way to tell wen sunmir
is heer is by the fowirs. Wen it stops
beeing cold and the furnace goz out
peepil begin to think wintir is ovir, and
wen the herds begin to fly back frum
the south and try to remembir ware
they bilt thare nests, peepil begin to
think the seezons must be changing
but wen they look erround and see awl
the flowirs growing, they say, G, sum,
mir is heer.
Ony this is funny time to rite about
fowirs, bekause if you wunt to pick
eny fowirs now you half to go in a
florist stoar and pick them or elts
clumb up and open sumbodys parler
window and pick sum awf Of the fowir
pots standing thare to be showed off
The End way beeing the leest ixpen
sive.
According to poetry, sum howirs is
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this year.
A peculiar smile fitted across Lanes
face.
"The Gimkins gardeners seem to
have magic fingers" he said
Couldn't mine please borrow a
little?" questioned Sylvia. and held
out ten snow white fingers. She
flushed at the expression within the
eyes that regarded her hands. Are
you gardener?' she asked quickly
Lane let her question remain I'M
answered and led the way into the
dollhouse.
81 will let you look for moment
upon the magic fiower,' he told her
laughingly, but you must not so
much as breathe a draught OF it's fra
GRANGE"
Sylvia pouted.
81 let people sniff and sniff in my
hothouses." she remarked, until they
are fairly intoxicated with the fra
gr2nce.'
| 'You are not growing prize rose,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-05

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CHILD OF SIX IS
STOLEN IN NIGHT

Moberly, Mo-, Dec. 2.-Orville
Beach, Jr years old, was stolen
from his home here early today His
parents were sleeping in an adjoining
room and were awakened by scuf-
fling on the front porch. From the
window they saw the child carried in
to an automobile and driven rapidly
away. Both Beach and his wife said
today they knew of no enemies nor OF
anyone with whom they had had
trouble.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-05
OTTUMWA MEN LEAVE
FOR GAS CONVENTION

A. J. Goss, general manager, and e.
A. Mccoy, commercial agent for the
Ottumwa Gas Co., have gone to Min
neapolis where they will attend the
annual convention of the National
Commercial Gas association. Both
Ottumwa men will remain at the con-
vention until it concludes, returning
home the latter part of the week
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-05

formerly Of West Point was severely
burned about the body and at the same
time lost his automobile and darage.
He was intending to drive to town and
used a lighted lantern to see HON much
gasoline was in the tank, when it ex-
ploded.
The following relatives were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Billman Monday:
David Felt of Dover, Peter, Theo, Jacob
and Henry Felt Of Donnellson and
John Felt of near West Point.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-20
LORD ROBERTS DEAD
NOTED GENERAL OF ENGLAND
DIED IN FRANCE WHILE
REVIEWING TROOPS.
PNEUMONIA DIRECT CAUSE
Against His Recovery and Crisis
Came QuickIy-He Was not a
Society Idol.

London.-Field Marshal Earl Rob
erts died Saturday night in Frasce
from pneumonia A telegram from Field
Marshal Sir John French, commander
of the British expeditionary forces on
the continent, appraised Earl Kitchener,
secretary of state for war, of the
death of England's great soldier. The
telegram read:
81 deeply regret to tell you that
Lord Roberts died at 8 O'Clock this
Saturday evening"
Field Marshal Doberts, who was
colonel in chief of the Indian troops,
had gone to France to give them his
greeting. Soon after his arrival he
became seriously i'll. He suffered from
severe chill on Thursday and pneu-
monia rapidly developed. His great
age, 50 years, initiated against his
recovery, the crisis in the disease com
ing quickly.
His home at Ascot was a modest
unpretentious villa. For society he
had neither time nor inclination, but
he was president of the Pilgrim club
and presided over many of it's gather
ings.
/ Field Marshal Roberts worked day
and night for the welfare of the sol
diers from the outbreak of the war.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-20
ELECTR|FY RAILROAD
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST.
PAUL TT SPEND $13,oo0,ooo IN
NEXT FEW YEARS.
WILL START WORK AT ONCE
Puget Sound Extension Between
Avery, Idaho land Harlowtown,
Mont, d Distance of $40 Miles,
to Be Equipped.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad will spend $13,000,000 within
the next four years in identification
work in the Rocky mountain district,
it was announced Tuesday at Chica-
go by c. A. Goodnow, in charge of con.
struction, following the signing of a
contract with the General Electric
company, involving a preliminary ex
penditure of 100000.
Work will be started Immediately in
preparation for the identification OF
the Puget Sound extension, between
Avery. Idaho, and Harlowtown, Mont.
main line distance of 440 miles. This
stretch of track crosses the Bitter
Roots, Rockies and Belt mountains.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-20
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

Highland Water Users association,
Kennewick, Incorporated, capital S4O,-
600, John Ross, w. b. Wuth, r. H.
Nicholas, w. L. Craver, Gordon H.
Taylor.
w. II. Martens and G. K Raymond
have made arrangements to start
small glass factory in Spokane where
glass novelties, lamp chimneys, glass
bottles for prescriptions, test tubes
and glass tubing will be turned out.
The Union Oil Co. of California is
erecting plant at North Yakima,
Wash, to cost $4,000. A fully
equipped distributing plant to serve
the entire district will be installed in
Guiding large warehouses, oil tanks
and stables.
Hans Peterson of Alfalfa, Wash.
has been awarded the contract for the
construction of the Burbank drainage
system for $39,735 in cash or S42 ,344
in bonds of the county, the commits
sioners reserving the option to pay
him in cash or bonds as it chooses.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad in its report filed with the
public service commission states that
during the fiscal year ended June 30,
1914, it added 227 miles of track to it's
lines in Washington; state earnings
during the same period $4,327, 756, and
paid wages of S3,910,3sO to 5,773 en-
ployes.
Demonstrations have recently been
made in the Walla Walla valley in the
manufacture of grain sacks and bur-
lap from wheat straw. A factory is
contemplated costing about S17,500,
with eight tons capacity. 1t is claimed
that raw material secured at IS a ton
can be economically converted into
fabric worth $35 ton or about half
the cost of jute.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-20
COST OF THE CANAL 1858. 55s, o49
Fort Expenses $4,000, ooo-Report of
Governor Goethals.

Washington.-Con chapters
in the story of American pluck and
perseverance that made possible the
construction of the Panama canal are
written by Colonel George w. Goeth-
ais, governor of the zone, in his an
nual report submitted Monday to Sec
rotary Garrison. The report tells of
the canal builders battle against the
tricky earth slides, of the establish
ment of the permanent form of gov
eminent in the zone, with Colonel
Goethals as governor. of the begin
ming of the work on Notifications to
guard the great waterway against in.
vasion. while imposing rows of figures
tell of the cost OF details in the canals
construction and maintenance.
The report shows that the canals
cost, including the current appropria-
ton, now stands at 1858 559.O49 More
than $374,0O0,O 900 was appropriated
OF that amount more than $12,000,00O
was for Notifications.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-20
NEWS OF THE WORLD
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM OUR DAILY
NEWSPAPER SERVICE.
GATHERED OVER THE GLOBE
Happenings National, Historical and
Political and Personal Events
Herewith Selected for Our
Many Readers

The German losses at Using Tau
were small.
Sweden's enthusiasm for war, which
was marked two months ago. has
waned.
-Four additional foreign-built vessels
we're admitted to American registry
last week.
The council of ministers in Italy has
appropriated $SO,OOO,0OO for new mill
tary expenses.
The Italian council of ministers has
appropriated $8O,OO0.0OO for new mill
tary expenses
Monday, November 20, is the date
for the evacuation of Vera Cruz by the
American forces.
The Paris schools lose pupils owing
to the war and attendance falls off a
third. Many teachers in army.
General Geronimo Trevino, one OF
the generals under Porforio Diaz
former Mexican presidest. died in Tex
as. aged rs, after a short illness.
L. Freeman Day, formerly vice presi
dent and general manager of the Min
neapolis & st. Louis railroad and the
Iowa Central railroad, died Sunday.
Boras Thomson, who confessed t.
setting fire to the Nevada theater a
Tonopah, New, October 20, last, wa
sentenced to 20 years in the peni
tertiary.
Brigadier General Hugh Scott ha
been selected by President Wilson +
be chief of staff of the United State
army upon the retirement last Monda
of Major General Wotherspoon.
Victor f. Innes and wife. who wer
indicted at San Antonio, Texas, fo
the murder of Miss Beatrice Nelm
and her sister, Mrs. Elois Nelms-Del
mis-, will be set free of the charges {
murder.
Reports from Salt Lake City, Utal
are to the effect that the America
Sugar Refining Co. has disposed I
It's holdings in the Utah-Idaho Sugs
Co. and that the control of the co
Germ is now In the hands of Utah 4
terests. The paid up capital of tt
Utah-Idaho Co. is s9.450.ooo.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-20
To Help Homesteaders.

The commissioner of the general
land office has issued instructions to
the effect that settlers are entitled to
of $50 on stump for their own use, but
they must notify the chief of field
division before cutting The chief of
field division is L. L. Sharp of Port
land, Ore, who has jurisdiction over
Oregon, Washington and North Idaho.
The regulations authorize settlers TO
cut timber for personal use for fuel,
buildings, fences, etc. Send for notices
of instruction.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-20
ANNUAL MEET OF wooLMEN
Convention Declares Settlers Occupy
Acres Better Suited for Herds.

Convention Declares Settlers Occupy
Acres Better Suited for Herds.
Salt Lake City.-The 51st annual
convention of the National Wool Grow
ers association closed November IA,
after the election of officers and the
adoption of resolutions which ask con-
gress to make an appropriation for
classification of all unoccupied por-
lions of the public domain as to their
adaptability for grazing and agricul-
tural purposes, and that pending such
classification no changes be made in
the present land laws. The adoption
of this resolution followed statements
made by speakers that much of the
public land now being taken up by
homesteaders is not well adapted for
agricultural purposes and should be
devoted to grazing.
other resolutions adopted petition
the government to require the same
ante-mortem and post-mortem inspec-
ton of imported meats as of domestic
meats and the marking of imported
meats where offered for sale; to APP
propriate 100000 for the extermina-
place a reasonable" duty on imported
wool, and to enact pure fabric law.
The association also requests the de-
partment of agriculture to establish
standards for American wool. Uniform
procedure in claiming wild animal
bounties is recommended to prevent
duplication of payments by states.
Officers Are Reelected.
Officers of the association were re-
elected unanimously, as follows:
F. ]. Hagenbartb of Salt Lake City,
president; A. ]. Knollin of Chicago,
eastern vice president; M. l. Power OF
Flagstaff, Ariz.. western vice presi
dent; F. D. Miracle of Helena, Mont,
treasurer; S. w. Mcclure of Salt Lake
City, secretary.
The constitution of the association
was amended to provide that Salt Lake
City should be the permanent head
quarters and convention seat of the
association.