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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02
Concord.
Delegates to Republican Conventions
Teachers for Fall Term
Personals.

At the republican, caucus held
Thursday evening Dyer Morton and
w. l.. Reed we're elected as delegates
to attend the district and state con-
ventions
Following are the names of the
teachers in the district schools in
this vicinity: Brook district, Miss
Maria Stevens of Littleton; Kellogg
district, Miss Maggie McGerry of
Lancaster, N. H.; Concord Corner,
Miss Burke of Boston, Mass; Four
Corners, Miss Ruby Kennison; Roy
alston Corner, Miss Stella Powers of
Barton.
Mrs. George Chapman and Miss
Louise Chapman spent several days
the past week with Mr.. and Mrs.
HALEY Morton in st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Walter spent
Sunday at David Young's in Lyn-
don.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Baker, Mr..
and Mrs. w. d. Chaplin, E. A. Gray,
G. A. Crowell and F. L. Carpenter
we're among those from this place
who attended the Morrisville Fair
the past week.
Miss Leona Chapman will teach
the Baptist Hill school at Lunenburg
which commences Sept. s.
The August committee cleared
$10.77 at the ice cream social held
Wednesday evening at the Universal
list vestry.
Frank Carter of Haverhill, Mass,
is a guest of Mrs. Luette Lewis.
Eli Ash and family moved the
first of the week from the granite
quarries in Kirby to a farm in the
west part of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace and
daughter. Eleanor, of Hanover, n.
H., are spending their vacation at
Chestnut farm.
Miss Alice Reed finished working
at the post Office Tuesday.
James Wallace of East Concord
and Mrs. Harry Lillicrap were guests
at Freeman Hutchinson's the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lewis and Mrs.
Frank Richardson of Littleton, N. H.,
Mrs. Luette Lewis of Concord Cor
ner and Frank Carter of Haverhill,
Mass, we're Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Reed and
children, Reginald and Mary, Misses
Nellie and Jennie Ranney, Henry
Ranney, Misses Mable and Florence
Ranney, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ranney,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ranney and
Miss Mary Ranney were in Danville
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02
SOuTH WHEELOCK

Miss Marion Mooney of Lyndon
spent a part of last week with her
grand mother, Mrs. Rebecca Mooney.
Mrs. Harry Deos has a brother
from New Hampshire visiting her.
G. y. Green and wife and Mrs. G.
G. Mooney went Wednesday to at
tend the Williams reunion held at
the home of d. D. Gray and wife of
St. Johnsbury Center.
A. e. Weed and wife visited at
G. z. Moulton's in West Burke last
Thursday.
John Lawrence and family of Or
leans returned home last Wednesday,
having spent the past two weeks in
town.
Mrs. Ben Moore and two boys of
Danville spent last week at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w. M. Peak.
George Weed and Fred Rodgers
were in st. Johnsbury on business
last Friday.
John Rock attended the Morris
Vile fair last week.
Mrs. G.. E. Green spent last week
with her brother and sister at Lyn-
don.
Miss Hazel Wiley of Lyndon Wis
tied her cousin, Mrs. William Thresh-
er, last week.
Henry Smith and son, Gordon,
went to Morrisville last Friday and
bought them team.
William Mitchem and family Wis
tied at William Parker's at North
Danville last Friday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02
WEST DANVILLE

Clayton Harrington spent Sunday
at Passumpsic with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. d. c. Harrington.
Miss Anna Brickett is teaching the
mountain school.
School commenced here Monday
with Miss Chandler in the grammar
and Miss Alice Page in the primary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cove of ellison, N.
H, were guests at John Brickett' S
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brickett and
children, who have been visiting his
parents for several weeks returned
home Saturday.
Miss Hattie Goss spent last week
at st. Johnsbury.
Henry Cook, who has been visit
ing his parents, returned to Texas
last Thursday.
Sidney Gle spent Friday and Sat
urday in Barre.
An automobile from Wells River
and occupied by four men going to
MOrrisville fair turned over into the
frog pond last week, but fortunately
no one was seriously hurt.
Miss Emily Armstrong has gone to
st. Johnsbury to visit her sister, Mrs.
John Comfy.
nie Stamn Printing Done Here
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02
LOWER WATERFORD

Miss Helen Goss went to Orleans
last Saturday where she will attend
school
Mrs. William Russell of Lawrence,
Mass, is visiting at her brothers, E.
B. Freeman's.
Miss. Bertha Wright went to her
school in Kirby Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Henckel of Winter
Park, Fla, was a recent guest of her
cousin, Miss Abbie Hale.
Mrs w. G.. Morrison went Mon
day to Barre to visit her mother, Mrs.
James Harvey.
Alden Lowe of Leominster, Mass,
came Saturday and will spend some
time with Arthur Clay.
There will be an ice cream social
at E. 1. Williams Wednesday eve
ming, September 2.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02
KIRBY

George Leach was called to Shelf
field Sunday by the serious illness of
his brOther-in-law, Elon Bradley.
Harvey Drew and family from
Burke are at John Lang's.
Mrs. Dora Houghton entertained
the Aid Society at the church last
Thursday. Thirty-four were present
and a very pleasant afternoon was
followed by a bounteous supper.
Misses Ida and Ellen Stickney from
st. Jehnsbury are visiting their sis
ter, Mrs. J. z. Batchelder
Mrs. Minnie Mitchem will enter
tain the Aid Society Thursday, Sep
TENDER 8, at the church for supper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02
NoTIcE

The Fair Grounds will be closed
to the public Sunday and Monday,
Sept. 9th and 7th, except to those
having business connected with the
Fair.
Anyone having wagons or other
property stored on the grounds
must remove such property before
next Saturday.
CALEDONIA PLAYGROUND Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02

Die Stamp Printing Done Here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02

The rs cent piece was made IA
Gus by the American Liver Tablets,
the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02

BY helping some want advertiser
to solve a perplexity, you'd be solv-
ing one of your own at the same
time!
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02

The ad-reader may pay a dollar or
two less for it than you do-unless
you utilize the hint.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-02

The rs cent piece was made IA
GUS by the American Liver Tablets,
the perfect laxative.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
ROAD SOCIETIES
To Be COMBINED

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1S.-The
merging of national road conventions
in an All-American Road congress at
San Francisco in 1915 during the ex-
position is being planned. The direc-
tors of the American Highway associ-
alton have authorized committee of
two members to meet like commit
tee from the American Road Builders
association, these four to choose a
fifth member and thus form an exc
cutive committee to handle the great
road congress. The two associations
named have in their own ranks or i'm
mediately identified with them prac-
tically all of the recognized official and
unofficial good roads workers in the
United States and Canada. At the
road congress recently held in Atlanta,
Ga, by the American Highway asso-
citation and its allied organizations, up
wards of 1000 delegates and visitors
were registered. At the convention to
be held in Chicago in December, I'M
der the auspices of the American Road
Builders association, 1t is expected
that the registration will not be far
short of the Atlanta attendance. The
combining of these two great meetings
should result in an attendance of from
1000 to 10000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
loUa Congressman Want Liquor
Question Put Up to the Voters
BY Lawrence Todd
The courer's Special Washington Correspondent

to say which way he will cast his
vote on the suffrage measure. Rep
resentative Kirkpatrick of OtNAmwa is
thus far non-committal on both propo
sitions.
Senator Kenyon views the approach
Of the roll call in the house with
equanimity. He is convinced that both
measures will ultimately be adopted
and he is willing to have the ordeal
through with as soon as Is convent
ent.
Incidentally, the junior senator from
Iowa Is convinced that BILLY" Sunday
will have a great deal to do with the
prohibition issue in the Hawkeye
state. He was discussing the dry
wave with Senator Shafroth of Colo.
RADIO in g. committee room the other
day, and he put the question to Shat
roth: us it true that Billy Sunday
had the deciding influence in turning
Colorado into the prohibition column
this year,"
"You bet it isl" responded the dem
ocratic ex-governor. Sunday is re-
sponsible for turning the trick. We
had candidate for governor who mis-
understood the situation, and he put
an unnecessary plank opposed to the
'drys' in our platform. He was beaten
by more than 10000. Sunday was the
man who stirred up Colorado to vote
dry"
"Well," remarked Kenyon, II have
heard It suggested, while Billy Sun
day has been holding these huge
meetings in Des Molnes, that he would
repeat the thing here. 1t looks as
though he would add whole lot to
the prohibition sentiment"
Then both senators commented with
apparent satisfaction, upon the report
that $250,O0O had been raised to con-
duct Sundays campaign In PhiladeL
phia. the home of Senator PenrOse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19

Washington, d. c., Dec. 18.-First
T, of the Iowa congressman to declare
themselves on the submission Of the
national prohibition and national suf
frage questions to the people have
been Representative Good and Repre,
sentative Haugen. Both men say
that they will vote AYE" on each reso.
luton when the roll is called in the
house because they believe that the
people should be given the chance to
decide these national issues for them
selves
THAT Is my position on very issue
with which the public Is thoroughly
familiar, and in which the keenest in
terest has been manifested" said Rep
resentative Good. II want to see the
public make it's own decision, and l
would consider any other course, in
the present circumstances, as ind1cat-
ing a desire to prevent the public will
from having effect.
"As to the issues themselves, I ia
vor national equal suffrage. On the
national prohibition question my mind
is not made up"
81 am not prepared to say at this
time what is my personal view either
as to national prohibition or national
equal suffrage" said Representative
Haugen. "My vote for both resolutions
in the house will be dictated by the
simple reason that here are two great
national questions upon which the
people of the country have turned their
especial attention, and it is only right
that they should be given a chance
to register their conclusions in each
case. That is all that the adoption
of the resolutions by congress will sig
Nifty"
Representative Green of Iowa an
nounces himself in favor of the pro-
hibition resolution, but he is not ready
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
COURT RULES IN
Street CAR CASE

Judge D. M. Anderson in the district
court today, ruled that for the proper
continuation of the suit, it would be
necessary for Edward Steller to make
additional demands, in the case of
Steller VS., the Ottumwa Railway az
Light Co. This morning had been set
by the court as the time for hearing
the application for a temporary in
junction commanding the company to
run it's cars in both directions on West
Second and West Main street. The en-
tire session was taken up with argu-
ments on the defendants motion to
strike a portion of the plaintiffs petit
ton. The part of the motion which
had to do with asking that the plaintiff
be compelled to show who would be
benefited by the change was over
ruled.
The defendant moved first to strike
out that part of the plaintiffs petition
contained in paragraph four which
stated: and refuses and neglect to
run cars on said track in an easterly
direction, although requested by the
commissioners of the city of Ottumwa
to run cars in both directions on said
street, has ignored said request and
has refused to run cars in both direc-
tons on said street" This was OBJ
jected to by the defendant because it
was claimed that the plaintiff was
suing as private individual and it
is wholly immaterial to him in this
CASE what the request of the COM
missioners was in respect to the op-
~ %11o lofn n
cars of West Second street and be-
cause the plaintiff cannot avail himself
of the said alleged request to excuse
or justify failure to demand on his
part before bringing suit. The second
reason Tor Directing to this was be-
cause the law does not invest either
said city or commissioners with the
power to prosecute a mandamus pro-
ceeding in respect to the operation OF
cars in the city of Ottumwa.
Attacks Benefit Clause.
The company's counsel, in the sec
ond part, moved the court to strike
that part of the plaintiffs petition con-
tanned in paragraph nine in which the
petitioner alleges that he sues, for
himself and the benefit Of large
number of people living west OF Market
street." because the petitioner had no
right to sue except in his own behalf
and has no right or power under the
statute or the laws of Iowa to sue for
or in behalf of anyone but himself.
The defendant also moved to strike
the clause in paragraph nine which
read: THAT the city of Ottumwa,
Iowa, through it's commissioners, has
the bringing of the proceed
ing and that this suit is for the bene-
fit of the city of Ottumwa," because
the said allegations are immaterial and
because said city had no authority or
power to authorize the plaintiff nor
has the plaintiff any authority to rep
resent the city Of Ottumwa in this
suit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
UNION SCHOOL IS
BURNED T0CR0UN0
BUILDING SOUTHEAST OFAGENCY
is COMPLETELY DESTROYED
BY FIRE.

Agency, Dec. 1.-THE Union school
house No. located in Washington
township, about two and one-half miles
southeast of here, was completely de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday evening
about o'clock.
Miss Ethel Warner of Agency, who is
the teacher at the building, left about
4 o'clock and the janitor soon after
when he had completed his work Of
cleaning the building. When the blaze
was discovered by farmers living near
by the entire building was in flames
and everything in it including the
books, desks and other furniture was
destroyed
The insurance on the building
amounts to $500 and that which is car
ried on the fixtures is 500. No ar
rangements have been made yet in re-.
gard to taking care of the children who
have been attending the school al
though it is expected that some Of
them will attend the Ashland school
while others will come to Agency.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
EDEFSLLLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert De Wilde are
moving this week to farm in Bluff
Creek township.
Mrs. C. E. Baux of Hiteman, was
called to Eddyville Wednesday by the
serious illness of her brother Arthur
Phillips.
Ed l. Ramsey of Abba, was calling
on friends in Eddyville Wednesday.
Lee Warner was a business caller in
Abba Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Mahaffey enter
tanned a number of friends at their
home on Tuesday evening. Cards
were the amusement of the vening. A
two course supper was served. Those
present spent a delightful evening.
Walter Lafferty who has been trav-
cling in the south the past two years
returned to Eddyville this week for a
visit with his father, A. Lafferty and
other relatives and friends.
DR.. Gone of Oskaloosa, was pro-
fessional caller in Eddyville Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Frank Berry spent Wednesday
in Ottumwa visiting friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19

do you think we actually nave got:
Just three, and those were authorized
over ten years ago.
"You know that we have ST sub
marines in all, built and building, good,
had and Indifferent. Now comes Secre-
tary Daniels and in few soothing
words recommends submarines to the
paltry number of eight or so.
Weak In the Air.
owe have Just dozen aeroplanes in
rho nayv. Last year the aeroplane
hoard recommended an appropriation
of s1,3OO,OO0 Instead of that sum- &C
cording to Captain Bristol, we Jet the
aviation service spend only S35O,OOO or
s4OO 900, The general naval board in
it's current report says that we must
spend s5,OOO,O0O on air craft. Score
tary Daniels recommends no regular
specific appropriation at all, but ne
tells us about a volunteer air craft
force Captain Bristol says that vol
unteer force doesn't amount to Han
nah Cook.
"Rear Admiral Straus tells us that
all ships in commission now, or which
will be in commission before the Ne
vada and the Oklahoma are completed
are equipped with a short range tor
pedo which may be considered obso'
lete for the battle fleet
"some persons have quoted Rear Al
miraI Fletcher as saying the American
navy ranks ahead of that of Germany
I have searched the admiraps evidence
and find that he said nothing OF the
sort. don't believe that any well IN
formed man believes our fleet to be III
perior to that of Germany. A year age
Rear Admiral c. E. Vreeland testified
that we are third in the race, and
moreover, that we are a pretty bad
third, for he said that we should still
I be third in 1920, even if we adopted
the building program of the general
board"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
DISMISS ACTION
AGAINST RA|LR0AQ|
CASE OF CHARLES BREWER VS.
BURLINGTON sETTLED-TAkE \
UP OTHER MATTERS.

The case of Charles Brewer VS. the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy r. r.
Co., In which damages We're sought, has
been settled and dismissed at the
plaintiffs costs with Judgment for the
same If not paid during the term. Sew
eral other smaller matters were takeU
up and disposed Of by the court Weil
nesday and this morning argument
We're heard in the matter Of a garnishSl
in the case of Thompson VS.. ThompsdN
in which the payment of alimony is ink
volved
In the action entitled Clara l.. Byrne
VS.. M. l.. Byrne ct al, the defendants
motion to require the petitioner to APP
pear for further cross examination
upon the motion to modify the order foy
temporary alimony, Is overruled upoy
the statement of the plaintiffs couns9E
IN open court that the plaintiff woM y
not insist upon payment for suppdl
until the final hearing in the mattel \
An order in the estate Of Mary Ann "A
Golf fixes the time for hearing the petfA
ton to sell real estate. The report on
the temporary guardian has been app
proved in the guardianship Of WillianN
Stephenson.
Another order provides for thu
widows support, during the first YEAR,
In the estate of David Jay. In the &C,
ton, entitled James w. Jones VS.. F. M
Reno. the plaiAtiff has been given untiA
the third Monday Of next term to any
swer but this extension of time is notI
to prevent the case from being assign-(
ed for trial on the call Of the calendar
The case Of Frank Thompson VS.. Mari
garet Thompson has been set for hear-4
ing, on motion to dissolve injunctiony
for Saturday and is to be made on at !
fdavits and oral testimony
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
B, C,KOONs DENIES
ALL ALLEGATIONS
FORMER POLL TAX COLLECTOR
FILES ANSWER TO PETITION
OF THE CITY.

B. c. Rooms filed answer Thursd 4
with the clerk of the court to the PIN
tition of the city of Ottumwa againaS
him which involves his removal aA
poll tax collector. In his answer Mr.A
Rooms denies all allegations made I'M
the plaintiffs petition.
Two petitions filed Thursday arg,
against the G. R. ]. & P. R. r. Coz
and involve the alleged damages OF
land said to have been caused bN
water running over it on account oil
a change in the right of way madE
by the company. The plaintiffs am
Joe Roth and George F. Bloss ana
each asks for 5000 as damages whllt}
the land involved lies west of OttumS
wa along the Rock Island tracks.
Another petition filed is en-
titled J. F. Brady and wife VS.. NJ. WI
Cresswell and w. E. Knox, sherln
of Wapello county. In this the plaln'
tiffs ask for a temporary 1njunctlon\
to restrain judicial sale of real EST
tate and a restraining order WhlcHY
will prevent the officers from emory
ing a Judgment against the property
that the Judgment be declared not
lien and that upon final hearing tnel
temporary injunction be made permant||
ent. Taylor B. Gephart VS.. Phil CON
ct al is the title of a petition in which
Mr.. Gephart seeks a judgment for Sba
997 80 with interest, the Judgment 70
he decreed to be lien on mortgageD
property and for the foreclosure OF
the mortgage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
BIDW ELL.

Mrs. Ellen Chisman returned last
week after an extended visit with rela-
tives in South Ottumwa.
The Milwaukee company has enlarg-
ed the depot here.
DR.. D. T. Rambo Of Chillicothe was
a professional visitor here Wednes-
day.
Two cases Of small pox are reported
here
Lowren and Theodore Chisman OF
South Ottumwa visited Sunday at the
home of their grandparent, c. r. CHS
man.
Mrs. James Wilkinson visited rela
tives in Blakesburg Tuesday.
Pearl French Of Christianburg is
suffering with smallpox.
Mr. and Mrs Charley Harlan OF
Pleasant Home visited Sunday at the
Henry Oswald home.
Levi Gates of South Ottumwa visit
ed his son, Roy Gates, Friday.
Mrs Delmer Garfield visited re-
Gently in Ottumwa at the home Of her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Willard.
Mrs. Doll Fiske visited her two
daughters who reside in Charles City
visited friends in Blakesburg Sunday
Miss Bessie Fiske and brother, Ray
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
STATE OFFICIALS
ADMIT CHARGES

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 17.-Waiv-
ing arrangement, twelve of the thir-
teen officers and employees of the 1913
legislature including Lieutenant Gov
ernor William P. O'Neill and Secre-
tary of State Homer L. Cook, speak
err of the house in 1913, pleaded not
guilty today to indictments charging
them with signing and presenting IL
legal claims for payment by the state.
Imme diately after the defend
ents had entered their pleas. the trial
was begun by the introduction OF an
agreed statement Of the facts.
The defendants did not deny they
had signed or presented the claims
which the state declares were Illegal.
Arguments on the points Of law In the
case were expected to occupy most OF
the day
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-19
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

II you have some friend or rela-
tive who has moved from Ottumwa
recently, you can make them a nice
Christmas present by sending them
The Courier for six months or year.
Miss Martha Hooking has returned
to her home at Batavia after a two
months stay with her sister, Mrs. T..
B. Shaw, 214 North Ransom street
Harry Barmier of Dubuque, federal
inspector under the migratory bird
law, is an Ottumwa visitor today.
w. Hickey of St. Louis is an Ottum-
wa visitor today, the guest of relatives.
Mr.. Hickey is one of the bidders for
the construction of the dams to be
built by the water works.