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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-10
Leota Has Been Neither
Absent Nor Tardy

Dear Juniors:
AS it has been little over year
since wrote to you thought I would
write again.
I go to Belknap to school and l like
my teacher fine.
For Christmas I got nice set OF
furs and a pretty doll, writing paper
and several other things.
My sister Wannetta got nice doll
little stove and Of course candy and
nuts.
AS my letter is getting long I will
close
Leota Mae Bell, age
Belknap, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-10
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottunnwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
EDITOR
HAROLD GETS PRIZE.

Dear Juniors: We are very much
pleased with the school compositions
this week. And we want many more
next week. The prize goes to Harold
Turk, a 10 year old Junior. Harold
observed all the rules Of the contest.
We will give a beautiful doll, knife
book, skates (roller or ice) for the
best composition sent in by next
Tuesday evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-10
LlOyd Has Been to "HOun
Dog" Station

Dear Juniors:-I will write you a
letter. l have been TO houn' dog sta
ton.
l have three sisters. I have little
dog. For Christmas l got an air gun
and drum and some candy and some
nuts.
| live at 610 May street, in the east
end. ...5
.. s- Lloyd Mark.
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-10
WILL SEND POST CARDS..

Whenever the Juniors write short
stories or nice letters they will receive
post cards, the latter being sent out
when the letters and stories are pub
lished.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-10
ABOUT PRIZES.

II the Courier Juniors have ever
failed to receive prizes when the win
ners names were published we want
to be told about it right away. We
also want all OF our prizes acknow-
lodged. We expect to send out the
prizes within two weeks after the win
uerg names are announced.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-10

Mary s. Mccoy, aged IT.
Ottumwa, Iowa, r. F. D. No. 3.
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26
Ordination Service.

Ordination services We're held at the
Baptist church Tuesday evening for
the purpse of ordaining Rev W. +.
Stansbury to the full work of the min
istry The Presbytery officiating was
composed of Rev. n c, benson, who
was chosen moderator of the meeting.
Rev j. f. Tull Of Monticello and Rev.
7. NJ. McGehee of Montrose After
the examination, upon which the pre-
siding officers complimented the Rev
Stansbury very highly, Rev. McGehee
gave an address upon the Duties Of the
Church to the Pastor This was fol-
lowed by an address by Rev Tull on
the Duties of the Sastor to the Church.
The service throughout was very inn
pressive anc interesting
Rev. Stansbury recent b e
came pastor of the Dermott church.
and begins his pastorate most auspic-
iously.
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26

how they should be run. and still an
other settled what he should get for
shoelug horse all round. how much
for sharpening shoes. how much for
putting toc-wejets ON a trottiug horse
and how much Tor putting new tires on
a wagon. Say that another determined
what kind OF iron and steel he should
nat INTO each ioh. Then fetus suppose
that he had to hire his helper from Il
union ana pay union wages and to buy
III materials 1t the market price.
Suppose that taxes. prices of materi-
as. wages and prices for work we're
regulated. each without any relation to
the rest. How long would the black
saith last,
Thu, Is the situation Of the railroads.
The tax officials of the several cogn-
ties in Missouri name their taxes.
All railroad labor is strongly unionized
and from time To time the unions RAISE
the wages. There are laws and regu-
lations of both the State and the ma
ton which fix the klnd of rolling stock
the roads must as. how many hours
they may work their men and how they
must operate ,hcir trains And the
price of the only thing the road has to
sell transportation is settled by the
Interstate Commerce Commission. ty
tac maximum fare laws of Missouri
AMI other States and by their railroad
commissions also
Now and this is the final and crown
my absurdjty there Is no machinery
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26

Thanksgiving is a Puritan festival
and has always been marked by GER
tain aegree Of soberness. And this
year the depth and solemnity of our
thanks should be even more pro
nounced Relatively speaking, we
never had more to be thankful for
Here we are, alive. which is some
thing, and not in any immediate peril;
with our industrial apparatus existent
and tolerably busy; with our health
and our families health about as usual,
while there across the Atlantic our
various cousins rage by the million in
the most deadly activities. We have
warrant to be thankful, deeply thank
full that we are not in their case; not
bereaved nor in terror of any enemy,
not sending the youth and hope of our
nation into a relentless struggle to de
fend what is dearer to us than life;
that not even our means of subsis-
tence are imperiled, and that the check
to our prosperity that results from the
calamities of neighbors whose concerns
are intertwined with ours is only a
check, temporary and manageable.
We have warrant, it seems, to be
thankful that this year We are the
most fortunate people in tine world.
the least endangered, the least dis
fraSsad ~
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26

We're, as a matter of fact, lettering on
the brink of a precipice The house,
in sober truth, never was on fire: only
the gasoline stove was smoking.
OF late we have been rescued so
many times and with such internal
clamor that the next man who leaps
through a closed window and yells,
amid crash OF falling glass, that he
has come to save our lives well, with
out further inquiry. we should prefer
just to kick him out and resume the
game Of pinochle.
Politics tells you the only serious
fault you can commit is to vote the
wrong ticket that otherwise YOU are
all right, and if you are not tiourishing
as You wish you must look for the
cause somewhere outside yourself in
some fell conspiracy against you that
operates through the tariff or the
trusts, or the banks or the railroads
As an antidote. take this: Whether
you form a cocktail aa5it or decide t.
stay on the water wagon is of infinitely
more Importance to You than who shall
be President Of ehe United States
Smoking three cigars day too many
counts for vastly more in your veal or
woe than what party is in power. In
the enrichment or imaoyerishment Il
your own life what you shall read ;his
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26

Somebody has said that ali the world
loves a lover, and somebody else has
said that the man worth while is the
man with a smile when everything
goes dead wrong. but We have yet to
hear OF anybody who loves a calamity
bowler or who thinks pesslmist of
the "croahing variety worth any
thing 20 himself or his community.
Indeed on the other hand he may be
the means Of doing a positive ana last
ing harm to the town he should te
striving to help. ami those who are in
the habit Of amusing themselves by
talking hare times should consider
this fact and cali a halt A definite IN
stance o. the harm done by such IN
diligence could be cited in prominent
travelling man who, is a result of a
conversation with one Of our merchants
last week, had gotten the impression
that all our mills were shut down, all
kinds Of business at standstiil and
Dermott absolutely gead This infor-
nation he would naturally have I'M
parted to people in other towns, and
they in turn would have passed on the
news that Dermott was dead one,
and lasting harm would have been
done
Now as a matter Of fact, five out of
the SIX mills in Dermott ane running,
1. ]
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26

The Arkansas Gazette is nearing its
Centennial having passed is 96th
birthday last Friday. The old lady
of Arkansas journalism occupies an en-
viabIe position in the hearts of the PEG
pie of the state. ltjs looked upon As
criterion by all classes and ha, un-
doubtedIy been the most potent factor
in the progress and development of
Arkansas.
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26

The danger threatening almost the
entire state because of forest fires is
daily assuming more serious proper
tons. Raging on both sides of the
track from Little Rock to Monroe. it IS
destroying fences, timber and much
other property including late corn and
cotton crops ana all pasturage for cat
tIe and hogs Little Rock IS surround
ed on three sides. and much alarm is
felt as is manifested by the preeaution-
airy measures adopted by the city eoun-
ell Many accidents are also occurring
as result Of the dense smoke.
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26

Che Dermott News Ter the first time
since pse disastrous ire that complete
" destroyed the plant some time ago,
appeared tits week jssued from the
up-to-date plant Installed by its pro
pressive editor G. Z Kinney \ com
bination like Dermott and Kinney Is
hard to keep down Wjlmot Weekly.
Thank you
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26
Plain acts.

Plain + acts.
We reproduce below an editorial that
appeared in the St Louis Republic on
Wednesday, November 18th which IS
one of the cIearest eXpostons of the
railroad situation that has vet APP
peared in print The public is begin
ming to realize the seriousness Of the
railroad situation, but perhaps, few
understand that the railroad is bound
on the one side by arbitrary rates fixed
by the Federal State Governments that
are too low, and on the other side 10y
multitude OF agencie. increasing the
expense OF operation, So that some
thing must soon be done with this i'm
portant problem that concerns practi-
caliy every man, woman and child in
the United States,
The eruieal difficulty of railroad man
a@ement ia the nited States in these
days does not lie Ia the .aet Of govern
met control 1t hes in the fact that
the power Of the government to CON
trel railroads has been applied With no
tV4'' '#l's' " i'','sN u ~ A''e i"-i0"'11e''ss'
'' ',., ''o''' q 's'''.'e77 SCI sei'ea
There is no my ,tarl aboat these con
~ NUS, NY arc S'.'1i''stsS t'Ne.l "''s
''''A 81 '''V >'''''' '"' d 'o"''''H o'''N
9''i'''' s''"t' a. ''l si' clumsy iN"'1i,'
'N''''' o'''.
The blacksmith has to reckon with
the cost OF IRON and steel. the expense
Tor rent fuel helper wages taxes,
etc, AMI the price he can get Tor
horSeshoelng, carriage and auto 10
p2tfS, wagon Work and the like. HE
margin between what he caa get for
his work, on the one slde, and what he
mas 10 pay out Tor materials, labor ana
general business expense on the other
measures has profits
Now SO long as non. OF these three
things changes mach the changes.
such as they are. only affect the
amount of the profits Bar iron NAV
90 uu or down a dollar ten. he may
be forced 10y competition Ia increase
the amount of work done on a wagon
for a given sum. coal may rise IN
price helpers wages NAV rise or fall
25 cents on the day. All these things
mean that the blacksmith makes lit
tie more or n little less in short. the
flexible place where the REIMBURSEMENT
is made is in the field of profits But
If the increase IN his expenses or the
lowering OF his income passes certain
point, then 1t Is necessary TO make
changes somewhere else, if the black
smith is to keep out of the hands of
the Sheriff If iron goes up beyond a
certain figure he must reduce general
expense or get more for his work. If
helper's wages increase beyond Ger
tam amount ne must either ma
cheaper material or charge more Tor
MS services II the price that ne can
get Tor Snoeing morse goes oeio"
certain point ne must reduce general
expense or reduce the cost OF materials
USED After changes IN the price Oh
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26
Politics in High c!

We imagine the country is very tired
of\politics in high c. The prolonged
scrSam causes , reaction. Va 1eve~
The Dermott news., 1914-11-26
Warming.

All parties are hereby notified that
our farms, known as the Sullivan
place. the Grenshaw place, the Mercer
place, the Steve Miller place, the Joe
Smith place and the Parker place, are
posted and are hereby warned not To
hunt en- same, Anyone trespassing
thereon will be prosecuted to the full
extent OF the law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
0NE-S|OEO STORY
OF RYAN'S QUARREL
SPECTATOR" THINKS FANS
WE'RE BADLY TREATED.
GIVES THEIR VERSION.
Sporting Editor The yirginian

Sporting Editor The Nfrgtnian.
Sir,--The stories in all the Rich
mond papers concerning Ahe unpleas-
ant incident between Manager Ryan
and a spectator at Mondays game
have been grossly one-sided. and have
done serious injustice to the party of
young men who were elected from
the grounds as the result of Man
eger Ryan's display of temper. While
il Is true the names of the party
were not given. there were many in
the erandstand who witnessed their
embarrassment who did know them,
and in simple justice their side of
the case should be given.
The four young men in the party
are respectable business men. who are
liberal patrons OF the game and know
how 10 behave themselves TN she
grandsaand. Monday ono of them
had Eood-naturedly chafed Ryan over
his pitching changes, and at the time
of the passed ball shouted something
about the team needing a new catcher
too. He used no insulting language
at that or any other time When he
started over after the bclligerent man
ager 1t was hniy after Ryan had
hurled at him foul oath which Is
sufficient provocation for any man
to fight Then the other members
Of the party. who had nothing what
ever to do with the trouble and had
not INDUCED even in the chatting. were
elected also. which goes to show the
wisdom and forethought Of the police.
Manager Bradley. however. knew the
men. scented a suit and promptly
nipped the arrest proceedings in the
bud.
There are plenty OF witnesses who
sat close around the party who can
testify to these facts. including
Ryan's foul language. You gentle
men of the press. I realize. were I'M
able to see Il fully from your posi-
ton and could not hear any of II.
The whole fault was Ryan's loss OF
temper over good natured testing OF a
fan--jesting which Is INDUCED in AZ
every game and TO which the players
paw no attention. But Mr.. Ryan
who is old enough to know better,
had TO plav the baby act.
I can furnish you the names of
as many witnesses as you want In
proof of the statement that no Ian
ruace in the least calculated to IN
suit Mr.. Ryan was used by the spec-
tator---rot even after Mr.. Ryan
grossly insulted him.
7 trust you can give space In your
columns to this statement in view
Of the fact that only Mr.. Ryans side
Of 1t has appeared.
Yours truly,
SPECTATOR"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
UNIVERSITY CREWS
ARRIVE IN CAMPS

poughkeepsie. N. r., June IL
Rowing, rigging. unloading. coaching.
and periodical cheering. were crowd
ed into the schedule today Of the crew
camps The University Of Washing
ton arrived this morning. Syracuse.
under the guidance OF Coach Teneyck,
reached Its quarters today, and at
noon the last OF the tribe. Wisconsin.
reached its new quarters at Hilton.
where they will camp out In tents,
All the late arrivals had their shells
riEged BEFORE O'Clock, and were on
the river. The Syracuse eight had
morning practice also. Coach Nick
alls gave his Engiish-rigge and Eng
lish- boated oarsmen row over the
course at 10 o'clock. and Rice follow
ed with a race between his varsity and
Junior Fights from the half mile mark
to the two-miie mark. The juniors
were given two lengths of open water,
but the varsity overcsme the handicap
lust as the order was given to stop.
Cornell rowed down stream for five
miles
Good fellowship reigned throughout
the day, and every crew in passing
the quarters of another cheered and
was cheered.
Courtney sent his men down stream
in the afternoon, and then q short
way IN the course. The Wisconsin
SQUAD unloaded their shells at High
land. ana at the invitation OF Coach
Connibear rugged them In the Wash
inrton quarters Then they rowed
four miles down the Hudson.
Columbia had no time trial. but had
a long pull OF ten miles In the after
noon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
ME|XElL WINS GAME
FOR SH|PbU|LDERS
NEWPORT MEMS TAKES PRETTY
GAME FROM PORTSMOUTH
IN TENTH INNING.

Especial to The Richmond Tirgtniarl
Newport News, Va. June 1f.-~Mejx-
ellis tripie to the clubhouse in the
tenth with Mathews on first ny reason
of a base on balls and two out, broke
IN one Of the prettiest ball games
staged on the local heid this season.
II was a finging duel between Poofay
and MeCieary, and hut for wild throw
hv each team neither side would have
scored in the regulation period.
Hedgepeth started for the Ship
builders, hut retired At the end of the
first because of a sore arm. The Pr
rates one run came in this inning
when Walters heaved wild TO first on
0lSeef'S grounder The locals tied IL
IN In the sixth when Walters doubled
with two out, went third on Smiths
infeld hit which he was allowed on
a close decision by Umpire Clarke, and
scored on a wild throw home by Nc
Cleary.
The Pirate players had rush 10 first
to protest the decision. leaving tho
piate uncovered. Riley tried to get
back but the throw from Mce9eary went
over his head. Pooray allowed but
two hits in nine innings Only three
Of these allowed by McC1eary were
clean.
The work Of both Lewis and Clarke
was decidedly off and both teams suf-
fered
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
RESOLUTE PROVES
ANCIENT ADAGE

New York. June 1.-THE Resolute
proved the truth of the old adage.
THE race is not always to the swift. =
in the contest sailed with the Vanitie
off Sandy Hook today. The Resolute
won because the Vanitie had to allow
her three minutes thirteen sesconds.
but on actual time the Nanitte beat
the Resoiute one minute, fifty-seven
seconds When the details of the con-
test are forgotten, and the bare re-
cord is seen, the Resolute will get
credit for having fairly outsfdled tho
bronze cutter instead OF having won
the race on a fiuke.
On the first leg the Nanitie, in a
reach OF ten miles out, sailed the
Resoltite by four minutes, twenty-nine
seconds On the second leg until near
the mark, the Vanxie improved her
position, and then ran into a soft
spot in the wind. The Resolute. find
ing a fresher wind, and carrying II
along with her. gained two minutes.
fifty-four seconds in about ten min
utes OF sailing The third leg was
windward work, and many who
watched the race criticized the way
the vanitie was handled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
ROANOKE TW|RLER
WINS WITH TRIPLE
POOLE ALLOWS COOLERS ONLY
FIVE HITS AND DRIVES IN
ONLY RUN OF GAME.

Especial Ia The Richmond Virginian)
Petersburg. Va, June Roanoke
defeated Petersburg In the first game
OF the series today, to o. The game
! was a pitchers battle between Pear
son and Poole, in which the latter
had 1ha best Of the fight, striking out
six batters and walking none. In the
first inning Roanoke had three on
bases one out. but failed score: had
two left on III the second inning. In
the seventh inning Pearson walked
Igrnschor, the first batter. Wood sac
feed. Jeihs flew out TO Agnew and
Poole hit Ia right field for three bases,
winning his game by driving In the
only run scored. Cook flew out TO
right field leaving Poole stranded.
The visiting pitcher allowed only FIVE
hits. three of which We're made by
MANAGER Busch, OF the local team, and
all We're kept widely scattered.
Roanoke succeeded in making two
hits IN only one inning. but the side
was retired without q run being
scored, Rusch's third hit was made
lin the ninth inning, after two were
down and with l.aughlin at hat. bat
ting for Agnew, the clever little man
aeef attempted - steal second hat
overran the bag and was touched out
by Goalhy. retiring the side.
The game was featured by the
fielding of Goalhy, Agnew and Busch,
and Ruschs hitting.
Tomorrow will be flag raising day
and a larg ecrowd is expected 10 be
on hand. Music viii he furnished for
the occasion by the White Ribbon
Etird and Welcher. fer the visitors.
and Hirsoh and Laughlin far the
nome team.
The scare:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
OPENER IN NORFOLK
CAPTURED BY COLTS
is Master of Situation Holding Tars to Five Saetes
While Richmonders Hit Pellet Hard-George
Robes Work With Stick Helps to Win.

Especial to The Richmond Firginian)
Norfolk, Va, June Il.--foxen had
the Tars completely at his mercy In
the opening game of tho series to-
day. and as a. result the Colts won
easily by the score Of 6 10 2.
The visitors went right after
Cochran. the crack youngster ~ the
Tar aggregation, in the opening in
ming. single. double, base on balls,
passed ball and fielders' choice netting
them two runs. They hammered away
fer three more innings and pushed
the total up TO six runs, The Colts
should not have been permitted a
score, allowing an inexcnsable bone
head play in the third TO result IN 8
double squeeze for the first run.
Robe led at the bat with three
hits
The score
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
DIR, ROLLER AGAIN
DEFEATS O0NNE[[Y

For the second time In the past
three weeks DR.. Benjamin F. Roller
champion heavyweight era,ppler OF
America. won a victory over Mike
Donnelly. the Irish champion, last
night IN the LOCAL baseball park by
pinnng his shoulders to the mat two
out of three times.
The match was one of the fastest
ever staged in this city. L consuming
only forty~eight minutes The first
round had gone only a short while
when Donneliy was thrown off of the
mat, causing the Irish champion to
get some sand in his eyes. After the
two returned to the mat only four
minutes elapsed before Roller gained
the initial fail.
The Irishman captured the second
fall in eighteen minutes With toe
hold. The last round afforded some
fast graphing and good bit of ex-
element Roller finally won 1t with
crotch hold in twentysix minutes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
CHR|STY MATHEWSON
DROPS GAME TO CUBS
VAUGHAN PITCHED GOOD RAIL-.
ALLOWING GIANTS ONLY
FIVE sAFETIEs.
PIRATES STILL LOSING
PItILLgEs HIT BALL HARD IN MYTH
FRAME AND NOSE OFT VIC
TORY FROM CISCIN~
MATT REDS.

New York. June l1.--Yaughan. Of
the Cubs. pitched good ball today, and
the Giants were unable TO get him.
Mathewson was hit hard all the way.
The score was to i.
Score by innings: r. il. f,
Chicago 80. 100 COS 1907 2
New York 49,. loo oo2 1000 3
Batteries: Vaughan and Bresnahanf
Mathewson. Fromme and Meyers
Umpires, Hart and Rigier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
POLO PLAYERS HOLD
FINAL PRACTICES

Westhury, l.. l.. June 1t.-Praotico
for the international polo match.
which will be played at Meadowbrook
next Saturday, ended this afternoon,
when the challenging English team
went through seven periods against
a scrub team at Philips field. wins
ming by goals to 4 "a. The players
on both side will now rest until the
ball is thrown in for the first OF the
games whigA viii decide whether the
cup denoting supremacy in polo shall
rest In this country for another year.
or cross TO Nottingham to await an
other invasion of American players.
Captain Cheape, who was injured
on Sunday, had so far recovered that
he was able TO take his place In tho
English lineup. but he was by NO
means up to the form necessary for
an international contest He made
lot Of misses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12

sIrrtch hated for Allen In ninth.
Summary: Stolen hassss--6Ievs-
land, Thrasher, Newton and RYAN
Two-basa hits-Snyder. bunting,
Woerth. prxesiy and NcMar on.
Three base hft--C1eyejand. Innings
pitched--By Cochran, / bv CASTOR,
S. Hits--OH Cochran. 2; of CASTOR.
z. At hats--Against Cochran. g.,
against CASTOR. %. Struck out~-By
CASTOR. 8. by Foxen, g. Base on
balls-Off Cochran Gray; off
CASTOR. (Cray and Bunting): off
Fcxen. tThrasher. ., and Nc
Mahon). Passed balis--Stewart- Left
on hases--Rtchmond, o: Norfolk. g.,
Time Of game. 1850. Umpires, Nc
league and Schultz.