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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
PROF DU ROIS.

We have always cO..tended, and still
do, that our worst foes are of our own.
True education makes men humble,
simple in style. cletom and the use Of
language-the Son of God for example.
Sad. however, that 30 few are truly
educated.
1t is 80 much better TO do something
OF lasting good han IL be constantly
telling Others how t. do things. That
Negro editors have don, the race meal
calable good. and freely given much OF
their space in de fenCe Of Prof. Du Bois is
it, how cruel in him t. tind fault with
the language they use
DR.. Du Bots should know that our
language is in itseIf imper feet. hence
how can men use it perfectly? The great
object with Conscientious writer's is to
use it to do others good In doing so,
how much better it is to lose sight Of
the studied beauty of language, and
write it 80 it can be understood.
How would Dr.. Du Bois compare with
Macauley, Blackstone. Frederick Doug
lass, Abraham Lincoln Ebert Hubbard
and thousands Of others who never
went to college. All lhe colleges of the
world declare Lincoln's language was
and is the best ever written by man.
Did he 70 to college? No! Was ever q
child born poorer? What about Shaks.
peare? 10 Du Bots greater than he was?
His WAS hard life. HIS tor bears were
sea pirates, who used the skulls of men
out Of which they ate their food. Men
only are great who try in honor to be
great. It's only such that God helps
But those whose educat on teaches thsm
there is no God, Is q certain book bears
| testimony all through It's pages. are
dangerous lights along the shore of time.
They are . network of excitabilily, live
aud die with nerves crying for rich
| blood and solid thought. We be. eech
DR.. Dubois to read Carefully the 18th
Chapter Of The first Corinthians
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21

Hon. NJ. P. Shawkey, State Super
intendent Of Free Schools is the loser
by death Of loving father, whom
he buried last week. While he Is
great man, his mother is greater,
for she made him what he is. You
both will live a reunited life. To
know MIR. Shawkey is to quickly
learn to love him. That he is deep
ly interested In the colored peoples
welfare, let the following attest. He
arrived at Martinsburg the 18th Of
February past about $50 P. M. and
was met and greeted by men Of note
and distinction. One Of the party
had been invited to Lincoln Mem
Grail meeting and in excusing him
TO go, the Hon. Mr.. Shawkey
begged to be excused and came 20
our meeting. Took the whole thing
In joyfully and gave us splendid
speech and stayed with us until near
ly II o'clock. Blessed be the name
of such a man and may every negro
In this state vote for him for any
place whenever he gets a chance.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21

II IS more than necessary that the
Whole world should now and hence
forth take seriously into conside,ra-
ton the word white. 1t has been
held up as a supreme sign Of super
iority and with little or no investi-
cation to prove to the contrary, it
is the dominating and unihc power
to rule or ruin. There is no color
on earth that the power or absence
Of the sun did not make. To illus
trate: In the extreme north every
body is white, and the same is true
at the south pole. Leave either or
both poles and travel toward the cen
ter, and as gradually as you go, color
changes, until the torrid zone IS
reached where no white can be
found, but earth's rarest beauties are.
That people have gone as crazy
over the word white as they have
over fashion is demonstrated every
day and hour. 1t is possible that the
real narrowly contracted ones with
all they have on their backs, actually
it is a passport into story. 1t is the
mind and not the color that makes
the man. So crazy are American peo-
pie over what never has existed,
white people that congress was
afraid to pass a law to prevent the
use Of arsenic in food products for
no other purpose than to bleach them
winter.
AS to white: whoever saw a white
living being? Snow is white. What
people look like were they white as
snow? s'i
When eating meat no difference S
made whether the sheep, beef or hog,
had white or black skins; and ovcn
If the extreme hot heads in hatred
on color, know it they would eat the
meat and declare that the black
skins did not hurt or change the
meat. Feed hogs, horses, sheep, cat
tie and all kinds Of fowls, do the
white ones refuse to eat with the
black ones, or vice versa? No and
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21

h"'c src"; va.ue FOR the future, %
Us great Maseun-library OF Leipzig
will participate in The exhibits when
the fair is ove:
on will have no expenses to pay
for the exhibition Of what you send.
will care for that But whatever
you send write your rane upon it.
Please do wha, you can in the
matter Write about your help az
soon as possible ana senu your OK.
hibits--old or new, good and bad
PASTOR PAUL O. HENTSCH.
Gundorferstr. l, l. Ltsipztg-Li.
Germany.
Other negro papers arc asked to
print the foregoing lines OF Pastor
Elentsch in tier respective coiumns.
JiE IDlT"i>
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
OF a YEAR
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a very Unusual publication along en-
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Nearly 800 timely printed halftoues
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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
SATURDAY, MARCH 81. 1914

Mrs Elizabeth Clifford, of Williams
port, Grant County, West Virginia,
our stepmother and wife Of Isaac
Clifford, deceased, died the 18th in
slant May glorious be their reun-
ion.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
CHIPS

The majority Of men who srob Peter
TO pay Paul, neglect to pay Paul.
NJ arriage and divorce are represented
by hitch and a kick
Money is pretty tight with the man
who has no loose change.
Money talks, but generally through a
long-distance phone.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21

San Francisco labor organizaticas
will make a strong effort to secure
the 1915 convention Of the American
Federation of Labor.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21

No again. Why then should peoole
be fools over their color? and unite 70
deprive, destroy and deny IL others
OF their common rights?
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
photoyrapheds

photographer
The North American book is faith
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ira.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
Year In Jail For Three Eaqs.

For stealing three eggs Charles
Thomas, of Huntington, has begun a
years term in the state penitentiary.
1t was his second offense.
Press ''.--
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
SLICK.

A gentleman sent lad with letter
postage. Having returned with the
money, he said: "Guess I've done the
thing slick; SAW good many folks
putin letters in the Post Office through
got mine in for nothing
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
FINESSE

Sc" ator Cum ~ ms, discussing q cam
paign victory said smiling. 1T was won
b. finesse. The finesse displayed in it
r minds me of Il Concord banquet.
by is it that you fellows are
emitting wine from your banquet this
ear? one Concord man asked another.
the AL after dinner speakers OF tho
COUNTRY" was the reply. We have invi.
t cd them, and they won't dare 10 stay
away"
why not?" Because that if they
did, people would say
There was no wine there''
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
J. Il. CLIFFORD
Attorney At Law

HotOIHeJ M Law
WEST VIR[LIlA.
Practices in all the Courts Of West
Virginia, the Supreme Court OF Ap-
seals and the United States Courts.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
A CONSIGNMENT.

A teacher in a b Z elementary school
had given lessons TO an infant class on
the ten com mandments. In order to
test their memories, she said:
Can any little child give me COM
mandment with only four words in it?"
A hand was raised Immediately.
1--WE said the teacher.
Keep off the grass" was the reply.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
.ELDON FARMERH HAS
BIC WHEAT YIELD
CHARLEY CUNNINGHAM HARV-
EsTs 14eLa BUSHELS ON
THIRTY ACRES.

An average of fifty bushels of wheat
per acre has been raised by Charley
Cunningham on his farm three miles
west of Fldon, or to be exact on thirty
acres Mr.. Cunningham had yield of
1872 bushels of wheat. His entire
crop showed an average of more than
forty bushels per acre.
Care and attention to the seed and
soil are the elements that brought
about the good crop of wheat by Mr..
Cunningham whose large crop is
source of satisfaction to him. Care
full measurement Of both grain and
land was taken to determine the ex-
act yield per acre.
The Eldon man is envied by many
of the farmers in the county who raise
small grain and many OF them claim
good crops on their farms. This Is at
tested to by J. c. Hendricks, grain
dealer at Eldon, who bought the Cum
ningham crop. Mr.. Hendricks states
that he has bought and shipped more
than $4,000 bushels of wheat thus lar
this season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
EDDYvILLE.

Misses Abbie and Nellie Sullivan
went to Des Moines Thursday to spend
a, few days visiting relatives.
Ray Odem of Charlton is visiting at
the E. w. England home, west Of
otwn.
Miss Lola Carson of Roundup, Mont,
who has been visiting at the home OF
her uncle, Miles Richards left SATURDAY.
morning for a couple of weeks visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Terrell and son.
after spending week at the parental
L. v. Terrell and A. L. Surbuer
homes returned to Wright Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Walker of Rich
land came Friday for visit with their
son, R. H. Walker.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. lis. Burton
Saturday July 25, daughter.
Miss Gwen Luscombe of Beason is
spending this week with her friend,
Miss Neva England.
Mrs Jennie Crosson, Mrs. Pearl
Hall and daughter. Vera returned to
Minneapolis, Saturday night after a
months visit with Eddyville relatives.
Miss Mamie Roberts of Rose Hill
who has been spendir.: few days
with Miss Vina Saville returned home
Saturday.
Will O'Brien departed for st. Louis
Sunday morning on business trip.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
FIND BIG BUNDLE
OF MEMS CLOTHING

Logan, July ga bundle Of gen
tleman's furnishings was discovered
secreted in the weeds at California
Junction Saturday by E. O. Fiene,
who watched and soon arrested a
young man that came for the mer-
chandise, and Deputy Sheriff M. O.
Myers went to Missouri Valley, met
the constable and brought the stranger
to Logan where it is said the officers
secured confession that he found the
goods near merchandise car at Cali
fornia Junction, and had hidden them
in the weeds and had on a part of the
goods found"
In the bundle were five suits of I'M
derwear, twelve shirts, and ten pairs
of suspenders. The stranger gave his
name as Harry Butler, his age as %,
and his home at Memphis, Tenn.
He was placed in the Logan Jail to
await his hearing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
ARE PREPARING TO
BUILD NEW HOME
UNITED MINE WORKERS WILL
ERECT COMFORTABLE BUILD
ING IN NEAR FUTURE.

Abba, July 2S.--As per the agree
ment at the last bi-annual meeting of
the United Mine Workers of America.
new home will be erected in this
city The two lots of DR.. G. B. Powell
one block east of the public square
and near many fine buildings, have
been purchased, and plans are being
cotton ready. 1t Is not the intention
to erect great big building, but 1t
will be such a building as will provide
ample room for all the offices. The
building will be made up in beauty as
to what it will lack in size. The land
purchased will allow air to enter from
all sides, and there will be the surplus
ground of twenty-five feet on the west
side, which can later be sold if desired.
The ground is bargain at price and
goes to show that the people of Abba
attempt no 'holdup' when there is
the opportunity to secure such build
ing. The central location of the build
ing will be one of the main things. 1t
is near the Evans-Carnegie library,
across from the opera house, near the
hotels, and there is but one block to
the public square. Appropriate in
scription will be made over the doors.
The building will be raised about four
feet from the ground, and will be
fitted for the business for which 1T
will be put in use.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
SUMMONS SISTER
BEFORE DEATH
MISS JUNE scHERTz CALLS
SISTER ON PHONE TO COME
AT ONCE; FOUND DEAD

Miss JUNE Schertz, aged about 30
years, and living with her brother
one mile north of Dahlonega. died at
her home Tuesday about $3.50.
Miss Schertz and her brother, Phil
Schertz, lived together and earlier
this morning she went to the home of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Joseph Schertz,
who lives probably quarter of mile
farther north on the same road. The
woman went to her relatives home
for the purpose of taking some house
hold articles and cooking utensils
which would be of assistance to Mrs.
Schertz in preparing for threshers,
whom she was expecting today.
In about the time that it would take
Miss Schertz to arrive at her home
her sister-in-law received a telephone
call from her, saying for her to come
at once. Mrs. Schertz hurried to the
house and when she arrived there she
found Miss Schertz lying across the
bed in her room, apparently dead. A
physician was called at once but his
efforts were of no avail as the woman
had passed away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
NEVADA CONTRACTOR
ENJOINS SUPERVISORS

Perry, July 2S.-A temporary injunc-
ton has been granted, restraining the
board of supervisors Of Dallas county
from closing contract with Walter
Birdsall of this city for the construc-
ton Of big drainage ditch which will
affect the property of about two hun
dred people in this city. The objec-
ton to the completion of the work
does not come from the property own
ers, however, but from a Nevada con-
tractor named Haugsted, who alleges
that the bid of Birdsall was not re-
ceived by the supervisors until twenty
five minutes after the time specified
by the board had expired.
Arguments in the case will be made
before Judge Apologize at Guthrie
Center Tuesday. Birdsall's bid was
only about 1925 less than Haugsteds.
The building of the drainage ditch will
cost about $4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
BUSMAN'S BARN AT
BRIGHTON is BURNED

Brighton, July 2S.-The large barn
belonging to E., r. Corrick, a busman
at this place, was completely destroy
ed by fire Saturday 1t is supposed
that a lantern which had been left in
the barn had exploded and ignited hay
which was stored in the place. The
local fire department combined with
q bucket brigade of volunteers soon
had the blaze under control. The own
or carried about 5000 on the busses
which were stored in the building but
he was successful in saving his horses.
That greater damage was not done
can be attributed alone to the fact
that there had been a rain the night
previous and this saved many of the
adjoining buildings.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
MOTORCYCLE FIRE
CAUSES EXCITEMENT

Carson. July 2S.-Two exciting ex-
periences set things humming here
Saturday, the first being motorcycle
fire. Bob Petit rode motorcycle be-
longing to a Mr.. Larson up the hill
and coasted down. The gasoline had
leaked a little, but it was not thought
to be serious until Bob found fire
streaming out behind him. The fire
was extinguished without serious dam
age to the motorcycle.
A few minutes later the marshal re-
ceived a call from upper Main street
apprising him there was a, mad dog"
there He rushed to the scene with a
gun and was Joined by several brave
citizens, also we'll armed, but up to
this time no uncanny canine has made
an appearance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
SIGOURNEY CONSIDERS
BUILDING VIADUCT

Sigourney, July 2S.-Commissioners
Clifford Thorne and D. j. Palmer Of the
Iowa Railroad commission were in Sig
Quincy Monday to consider the advis-
ability of ordering all overhead viaduct
on Oak street leading from the J. F.
Bray addition across the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul right of way,
to the city of Sigourney. The Bray ad-
dition was laid out little over a year
ago and Mr.. Bray then held out the
idea to the purchasers of lots that the
city would build the viaduct but the
city refuses to do so. Now Mr.. Bray
is trying to get the railroad commits
s;oners to order the railroad company
to build it. The commissioners took
the matter under Amusement but gave
no intimation of what their future &C
ton would be in the matter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
CHlLLICO1HE.

NJ Golf was in Stockport on business
last week.
Miss Lillian F'urney Of Eldon visited
recently at the Dr. Rambo home
Mrs. C. H. Crump made trip to Des
Moines Wednesday.
Mrs. Dorr and daughter Mrs Otto
Johnston Of Ottumwa visited last week
with the formers sister Mrs. ]. B. Kit
terman.
Mort Dunning left Monday for Aber-
dine, IS. D.
Mrs. Lotgridge of Ottumwa spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bowan and daugh-
ter Laura and Edith were entertained
at Sunday dinner by Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Glenn.
Miss Sylvia Streicher returned home
Saturday after six weeks absence at
Cedar Falls attending summer school,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Finney Of Eldon
were visiting with DR.. and Mrs. Rambo
on Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Barber were visited
relatives at Bonaparte Friday.
The young ladies belonging to Mrs.
.Venator's Sunday school class were en-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
INTERURBAN MUST
ASK FOR FRANCHISE

Cedar Rapids, July 2S.-Before the
Waterloo. Cedar Falls & Northern in
terurban railway can complete the line
when it now is building from Water
loo to Cedar Rapids. the company
must ask the people Of this city for
franchise despite the fact that the
Cass syndicate, which owns the Cedar
Valley road, has a contract with the
Cedar Rapids & Marion City lines to
bring the interurban cars into the city.
A special election will be held
Aug. II to decide the matter. Little
opposition is likely to develop in grant
ing the franchise. The addition of the
Case road will make Cedar Rapids the
largest interurban center in Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30

Ed Conner of Royalton, Mimi, at
tended the funeral of his brother AT
Conner Tuesday and spent several days
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Leslie Lindsay and Mrs. Julia
Russell are visiting at the D. V. Lind
say home at Columbia, Mo.
Henry Evans and wife were over
Sunday guests at the Will Evans home
in Cantril.
Charlie Conner of Terry, Mont, and
Mrs. Edith Dunn Of Chillicothe, ILL.,, at
tended the funeral Of their father here
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw Of Bloomfield are
visiting their daughter Mrs. Sweeney
this week
A deputy grand master from Bunch
installed the officers at the Odd Eel
lows hall Saturday night.
Berry Parks and family spent Sun
day at the Tom Spencer home.
Peter Harris and family were guests
at the Billy Rirchmiers home Sunday.
Harry Conner and Elmer Chaplin
attended the ball game at Cantril on
Sunday.
Mrs. Barns and son Bruce spent sew
eral days at the T. M. Ross home last
week
Pete Harris is putting new foun-
Gction under the Harry Meyers house
= Mr.. Sterning Of Burlington is the
guest at the Motifs home this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
MAN MEETS TERRIBLE
DEATH IN SAND PIT

Corwith, July 2S.-The death near
here recently Of young Mr.. Sutlihe
aged 26. who was caught in sand phi
and was buried up to his neck and
slowly persisted with the hot sun pour
ing down upon him, is one of the most
terrible accidents ever occurring In
this section.
Young Sutliffe was seen to drive
into the sand pit about 3 o'clock In the
afternoon. About 10 o'clock at night
an automobile load of people passing
saw driverless team emerge from
the pit and out upon the road. The
people stopped the horses and investi'
gated, finding Subtitle, almost dead
in the position described, where he
had evidently been caught immediate
ly after driving into the pit by slide
and was buried to his neck In the
heavy sand. He was dug out and TAX
en- to town but died the following
morning without regaining conscious
ness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
WILL SOON BEGIN
TO MARK HIGHWAYS
POLES ALONG THE CROSS STATE
ROADS TO BE REPAlNTED-
THREE POPULAR ROUTES.

The marking of the roads that 60
through Ottumwa in various directions
will begin in the next few days, says
Secretary j. N. Weidenfeller of the
Commercial association, who has been
active in all Of the road activities for
sometime past These roads include
the Blue Grass, the Great North and
South highway and the Canada, Kan
sas City and Gulf route.
These highways take the tourist in
and out of Ottumwa in any direction
and one of them, the Blue Grass route
state and is perhaps the most used OF
any of the cross state routes through
Ottumwa. This line has been marked
for long time, but remarking is
deemed necessary on account OF the
effect of the elements on the painted
poles along the way.
The Ottumwa territory to be mark
ed begins at Blakesburg and through
Ottumwa goes east to line of Wapello
and Jefferson counties. At Agency
the road divides in an easterly and
southeasterly direction. The former
going to Burlington, Muscatine and
Davenport, while the latter goes to TT.
Madison and Keokuk.
The Canada, Kansas City and Gulf
highway is one in which Ottumwa has
had large part of in the organization
This line is practically connected from
Kansas City via Ottumwa and Cedar
Rapids to Minneapolis. 1t is being
routed north from the latter city to
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can. A meeting
was held in Minneapolis but recently
to take this matter up. On the south
end from, Kansas City the line will
run to Galveston, Texas, as the south.
ern terminus of the highway.
The marking of this road is an eigh-
teen inch band of white with the let.
tiers C-K-C-G. These are arranged as
follows in diamond shape. The letter
C above. on the second or middle line
the letters X and c, and on the bottom
the letter G.
This line connects at Iowa City and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30
EXPECT CRISIS IN
RAILROAD CASE SOON

Bedford, July est is believed that
a crisis in the proposed divorce Of the
Keokuk & Western railroad by the G.
B. & @. will be >rapidly reached and
matters are moving fast now.
That the Humeston and Shenandoah
branch of the Burlington railroad was
not purchased by the Burlington and
withdrawn as competitive parallel
line is one of the points that will come
to the front in the issue between the
commercial organizations and the rail
road company in the action to force
the sale of the branch.