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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-13

sigourney, June 12.-Sigourney Will
this year have one of the old fashioned
4th Of July celebrations. Recently a
meeting of the citizens was held to
make arrangements for the celebration.
Committees on finance and programs
were appointed. The committee raised
sufficient funds to make the celebra-
ton a success. Alex Miller Of Washing
ton has been secured to make the adj
dress Of the day and from what 10
known Of Mr.. Miller as an orator
something fine In a speech is expected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-13
EDDYVIlLE.

I. A. Wormhoudt transacted business
in Pella and Des Moines this week.
Chas. Fisher was business caller
in Marshalltown Wednesday,
Mrs j. r. Barnett entertained the
members of her Sunday school class
on Tuesday afternoon at her home one
mile north of Eddyville. The boys
who are entertained each year at the
Barnett home look forward to this
time with great pleasure. They spent
a delightful afternoon playing games
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-13

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nized place in our system Of public
education"
Vocational education" he ex-
planned, lis not education for a voca-
ton but education that leads toward a
vocation Introduction Of the voca-
tional idea has doubled high school
education in the past fifteen years."
he said.
at is a strange thing" asserted
Prof. Leavitt, that the school system
is organized as If desire for literary
education were the common lot of
mankind. This is fatal mistake. We
must be willing to sacrifice some Of
our glorious traditions in order to
bring about something infinitely
broader and better, universal educa.
ton
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-13

Kirksville, Mo-, and has been in o.
tumwa before About month ago he
was employed here and boarded at the
Watts home. The family spoke well
of him, except that he was said to
have a quick temper. AS rule, now.
ever. he was said to be an orderly and
we'll behaved person.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wilson Of Salem,
Mrs. Nick Watson of Hillsboro, Mrs.
VIM. Murdoch and two daughters OF
Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Kate Emerson of
Salem, and Miss Mary Merkins of
Fairfield, have returned home after
attending the funeral of Miss Mamie
Lee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-13
FLoRls.

DR.. and Mrs. Harry L. Stevens Of
Denved, Colo, arrived Monday for .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-13
DRAIN TILE
For Prices and informationvr'ts
Morey Clay Products 60
OTTUMVA, IOWA
Tri-Weekly Courier

CHANGING Ao0REooE3
Subscribers WISHING their addres1
changed VIII please give the name OF
the postofIico to which the paper nas
been sent - we'll ~ the postoaics
wheeo tAey desire Il to b shaR6od 10
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SUFFRAGE WILL
RECEIVE A VOTE

Continued From Page ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-13

Even in the good old summer
time I meet lot of cheap skates,
some of them trying to attract at
tention by attacking something
bigger than they know anything
about.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07
Practically All Europe Is
Now In State of Warfare
Russian and German Boats Go Down after Engage
ment Near China 80 Biggest Warships Af1oat
Fight For Control Of Seas --- China Has
Proclaimed Its Neutrality In Con-
nection With the Euro
pean Conflict

following message to Emperor
Nicholas Of Russia, Emperor
Francis Josef of Austria, Pres
ident Roincaire of France and
King George of England:
AS official head of one of the
powers signatory to the Hague
convention, l feel it to be my
privilege and duty under article
three Of that convention, to- say
to you in a spirit of most earn
est friendship that l should well
come an opportunity to act in the
interest Of European peace, eth
er now or any other time that
might be thought more suitable
as an occasion to serve you and
all concerned in way. that
would afford me | asting cause
for gratitude and happiness.
(Sgned) Woodrow Wilson. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07
Naval Battle in n. Sea
AMERICANS MAY
BE DELAYED IN EUROPE

Metween 1000 and 5000 North
Dakota tourists are, said to still
be in Europe. These tourists
took in Norway's centennial
celebration and fingered to tour
Europe.
There has been sort of tie-up
since war broke out and it was
feared that it would be impos-
sible to, ge' home very soon but
lit is claimed tha4 few immi grants
will leave Europe and as a re-
suit there will be plenty Of room
in the steerages Of the big liners
still in commission.
h Some Americans have offered
to stay and fight for France.
The U. S. government has ap-
pEopriated millions Of dollars to
bring the Americans back home.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07
First Silo on
Gradm Farm
The Silo Addition Puts Tha
Gradin Farm q Top s
Notcher.

We point with pride at the twen-
ty-year transformation which
is evident on the Ole Gradin
arm, eight miles southwest of
Underwood. During the twenty
years, the log house has been re-
placed by a commodious reaid-
ence, and on the sites of the old
barns and sheds modern struc-
lures have been built But the i'm
! proWements still continue, the
latest addition being hundred
and thirty ton silo, which has
just been completed. Mr.. Gard
in is given credit of having put
up the first silo in this part Of
the country.
1t marks great advancement
for this section and is only
a question Of few years when
the majority Of the farms will
be equipped with silos. The
difference between future sue
cess and failure on many Dak-
ota farms is going to be a.
herd of cattle plus silo. No
farm can be run and the greatest
profits made without livestock
farmers everywhere are ad-
hitting that now.
More and more, silage is becom
ing the reliance of dairy farm
ing and stock raising. Conn
bined with some other ligumin-
GUS feed, such as clover, COW
peas or alfalfa, it's power aa q
feed is enchanced. The erect.
jon of silos on the farms in this
vicinity spells prosperity. Where
are conditions better for dairy
ing and stock raising than here
and what departments of agricul-
ture offer surer and better re-
fu!Bl 10 H4ueBd q4!M jsu1n}
the necessity of silos has not
been as evident as in the past.
years. The most trying sea-
son of the year, however, is the
latter part of summer and early
fall. At this season the past
ures are often short and dried
up. The easiest way to supply
this want is through silage. :.
! Farmers everywhere, however,
are becoming aroused to the valde
Of silos and their erection in a
new country indicates the pas
sing Of the old order of things.
Underwood journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07

Attorney Robert I I. Fraser re-
turned Wednesday morning from
Bismarck, where he had been on
business. incidentally he sized
up the beautiful features of the
Capital City with view to get
ting the most Of them when he
takes up his residence in Bis
marck next winter-which he as
suredly wiA.
"Iim out for peaker,'' Bob
stated. There's no reason on
earth why I should MT Try for. it
with some hope for success.
There are plentyssof others after
it, but they won't keep me out
Of it, :
Several Of the1tste papers are
already cogitafiiil over the.speak
ership fight, md dlssancing can
dtdates. There is Thompson, Of
1iinot, Twicheal, Of Fargo. and
Purcell, Of Wahpeton, among a
parcel of eligibles. TMichell has
been In the chair before and will
have q shade the 1etter Of the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07

The shooting Of Arch Duke
Ferdinand and his wife was an
ine0cusable crime and the emper'
Or of Austria, by. making that
a pretext for crushing Servia,
has started, a general war of
Slaus against Teutons and now
the whole Of Europe is in a
death struggle.
This war means putting millions
of soldiers in the field, set
ting civilization back half a
century, remaking the maps and
bankrupting Europe.
Germany has taken sides
with Austria-Hungary against
Serva and England, France, Rus
sia and Belgium will aid s er-
via. It looks as though Germany
will have to do some fighting.
President Wilson sent the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07
THEY HAVE SOWED,
WE WILL HARVEST
Big Nations Do Not Want War, But They Are
Dragged Into 1t By Their Alliances
With Other Countries.

want war and there is no prob
ability Of our having it.
How different it would he if
We had. an, offensive and defen-
sive alliance with England or.any
other great nation or: group Of
nations! What anxiety all over
the country! What possibility
of being forced into a war with
which we had no sympathy, a
war begun on grounds wholly dis
proportioned to the tremendous
consequences that may ensue!
At times, in our pride of pro-
gress, the wisdom Of the fathers
seems weak. We think of it as
largely unsuited to the exigen-
cies of a newer time, as the pro-
duct Of men with a necessarily
narrower outlook than ours.
Then a situation like the pres
ent one rises, a situation whose
bigness is only matched by the
bigness Of the men who anticipat
ed and provided against just
such a contingency over hum
dred years ago. Then we realize
that great principle has been
handed down to us that is worth
millions in men, billions in mo-
ney.
Seldom, if ever, does the mod
ern statesman ascend the lofty
peak Of patriotic vision which
George Washington assembled
when he gave America it's wisest
watchword-"No entangling al
liances!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07

Chicago Herald: In the face
Of an impending world conflict
the United States is today. in q
better position than any Of che
great powers of the.world.
Whence comes it that, with
the world trembling with the
threat Of war, this country feels
securef Why is not the United
States one Of the reluctant ma
tions that may be drawn into a
conflict that it would give almost
anything to avoid?
1t comes from the wise policy
inaugurated at the beginning OF
this government. It comes from
a constant adherence to the spiri
and the letter of the. weighty
counsel of George Washington
that we should have no cen
tangling alliances with other
nations.
Germany wants no war, but
her alliances with Austria may
drag her into it. France wants
no war, but the alliance with Rus
la may .embroil her. England
wants no war, but the entente
cordiale may bring her into con
fict.
The outstanding fact of the
European situation today is that
four great nations that do not
want war may be dragged into
1t by +heir alliances. The out
standing fact Of the. American
situation today is that we don't
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07
Conkling Correspondence

Nels Nelson visited Sunday
with Arthur Jones.
Henry Dahl visited last week
at the Harry Scholl home.
Arthur Jones made his regular
weekly trip to Washburn Satur'
day.
E. s. Bigler was an Underwood
visitor last week and sold one OF
his fine hogs.
Nels Nelson was Washbur1
visitor Monday and brought out
a new binder.
Mesdames Bigler and Jones
were shopping in the county
seat last Thursday.
A number Of the young folks
enjoyed a dance in Mr.. Doepke g
new granary about a week ago.
MIR. Bell from Iowa, a brother
to the man who came few
weeks ago, came Saturday and
is visiting at Harry Scholl's.
Will Slagg had the misfortune
to run the sharp point Of a file
into his flyer one day last week
which is causing him much pain.
The hot weather has ripened
the grain SO fast that farmers
are busy harvesting; the crops
will be fairly good. The only
drawback is getting harvest
hands, it seems that many street
loafers want a good job but they
ask such highk wages that the
farmers feel obliged to let them
loaf and do the best he can alone
Many are making hay both wild
and alfalfa. The second crop of
alfalfa is nearly ready again.
Miss Clara Morgan and Net
tie Slagg expect to leave for
South Dakota and Iowa Thursday
They will visit two weeks in
South Dakota with Ne Nor
gan q sister and will then 60 on
to Manila, Inwa, Mi1 lnrgans
home. Everyone viii b. sorry
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07
President Wilson's Wife
Passed Away thursday

After q lingering illness Of
several months Mrs. Wood
row Wilson died at the White
House Thursday afternoon at
five o'clock.
Tho end came while. Mrs.
Wilson was unconscious. Her
illness took a turn for the
worse shortly befora one
o'clock and from than on she
grew gradually weaker.
Kneeing at her bedside
at the end weAs the Prasid-
ent, their three daughters,
DR.. Gray Grayson, U. s. NJ,
and a nurse in the room.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07

territory. The publisher cannot
get them all. You must help. 1t
is to vour interest to help. You
must get behind your newspaper
IN self defense. You must make
the publisher prosperous in order
to be prosperous yourself. The
newspaper publisher is doing all
in his power to make your busi-
ness prosperous. Not a week goes
by but what he has something
good to say about the wonderful
town he lives n. He mentions
all the good things about your
self, your family and your busd-
ness, and forgets the snubs show
cred upon him when you feel
grouchy. He is the town opti-
mist, the town oracle, the town
booster, the ever ready champion
Of the right, the nemdsds Of evil,
the footballs Of politicians, the
town mop. Treat him well, make
him prosperous, make his news
paper a household necessity in
all the homes in your territory,
and you will soon find out that
a prosperous newspaper means
everything in its community.-
LansfOrd journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07

Farmers in the vicinity of
Carlstadt, Alberta, are having
circulated a petition asking the
Dominion government to make
them loans so they may be able
to keep their. stock over the. win
ter and buy seed for next year.
The petition, which practically
tells the whole story Of conditions
in that vicinity reads as follows
"We the undersigned home
steaders Of the Carlstadt district,
hereby make application to the
Dominion government, for a loan,
SO that we may keep our stock,
buy seed for another year and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07
CANADIAN FARMERS
LOST ENTIRE CROP
Have Asked the Dominion Government to Help
Them If They Do Not Want the Land
to Be Vacated.

food to keep us alive till the
next crop grows.
The loan companies will not
advance us any money in a year
Of drought and unless we get aid
we will be compelled to leave. the
country. ;.
The farmers are now selling Of
everything they can and leaving,
and unless the government comes
to our aid, this entire country
will be depopulated, as there is
no crop here whatever, not even
potatoes or grass for the stock.
= If the government will do any
thing it will have to be done in
a very short time. Signed. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07

to see her 60 as she made many.
friends while here and was
successful teacher and won the
hearts Of her pupils at once Miss
ARnee. Peterson will take her
place in the ConNing school,.
Nettie Slagg win enter high
Eaehool at Manila. !.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07
Commercial Club
Entertained Eds.
Ksnmare Did the Right Thing
And is Being Well Adver-
tiaed as a Result


The Commercial Club Of Ken
mare entertained the Ward Coun
ty Press: Association last .satur-
day evening and Sunday. AT the
banquet ont Saturday evening an
address was given by one of the
Visiting newspaper men on what
the prosperous newspaper means
to its community. We take the
liberty. 81 st publishing in The jour
nal this week extracts from
this address:
There is so much misunder-
standing between. the venders OF
merchandise and the venders of
advertising space that it seems
timely to call attention this even,
ing ITO some of the things that we
newspaper men stand for, what
we are doing in our several COM
mnnities,. what we. want to do,
and what we cannot do.
Prosperity is golden word.
It is the golden calf in every
mans existence. We grow gray
haired and feeble before our
time chasing after the elusive
thing called prosperity. We
tempt fate in a hundred differ
ent ways to make our old age
comfortable. We glory in max
ing a success Of everything we
undertake. Whether it is to
own the largest store in cur COM
munity, or to publish the best
newspaper in our locality, we are
all trying to surmount difficult
ties 80 that in the final analysis
I've may say that we have been
snccessful. Towns and cities
aare builded ON prosperity. Ma
tions blossom like the rose
through prosperity, and men g
aouls are. rounded out and made
of real use through success
The local newspaper is the
only true medium extant to det-
ermne whether a town or city is
prosperous. It's general appear
ance is Indicative Of the kind Of
town it is published! in. If it is
poorly printed, poorly edited, and
poorly patronized by local mer-
chants, it spells failure for that
community. If it is clearly print
ed, we'll made up, patronized by
all he merchants in it's adNertis-
ing column, i becomes 9 beacon
to the prospective new resident,
and fulfils@its true mission in the
town. So much depends it, is
true, upon the. man who is CON
ducting the newspaper, but more
depends upon the progresai yeneas e :
end recitation Of the local:
business men: They should see
to- It that their newspaper il =
ptosperous, and that their. pub
Usher can enjoy some! Of the.goodi
things Of life, for in this way on
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-07

ly san you hope to have the news
paper reflect the real virtues Of
the community.
We all like to see success, ex-
cept perhaps, in the case Of our
immediate competitor, and even
this thought is vanished into thin
air in the minds Of those who are
community builders. Competition
is beginning to be viewed through
!. different lenses than it used to be,
The fight for prosperity now de-
pends to a. great. extent. upon
team work in the town and city,
and you cannot expect your COM
'petitor to help you build a town
If you do not pull with him:
Therefore, the Commercial Club
has come into existence, for no
other reason than to get the ~busi-
ness men together at stated inter
walls SO that they may find out
that their brothers do now, wear
horns and that at heart they are
really good, human fellows.
The newspaper office. in this
day and age is not only the
home of the local moulder of.
public opinion, but it houses a
manufacturing plant. A news
paper man cannot make a success
Of his business by merely print
ing a newspaper, unless he is,
publishing personal organ, back
ed by a personal following. La
Toilette s Weekly and Bryan s.
Comanoner have a personal po'--
litical following that permits
them to conduct papers without
the manufacturing end cutting
such a large figure. The news
paper men assembled around this
board have to be manufacturers
as we'll as space-writers;. They
have to have job plants installed
in order to make their newspap-
ers possible, and right here lies
the fundamental principle Of the
successful newspaper and what it
means to its community. This
manufacturing plant is just as
important to you business men as
the machine shop, the flour mill,
the wagon works, r the auto
mobile factory. It is, in fact, one
o. the most beneficial manufac-
turing plants you can secure for
your town. Because in porpor-
ton to the material bought out
side it pays out more money in
the community than any other
industry you might secure. 1t
pays out a greater percentage of
its earnings in your town than
your own stores do. Your stores'
spend approximately 80 per cent
of their earnings in the eastern
markets, while the newspaper
plant spends only 20 per cent Of
it's earnings outside Of town. Ever
think Of this phase Of your news
paperi Well paid labor in your
town is the life blood Of your
and no other manufac-
turing plant pays larger wages
than the average newspaper.
Therefore, ID should stand to
reason that the wide4awake Com
mercial Club should pay more at
tention to the newspaper manu-
Facturing plant 50 that it may
be succesSfll. id.
The circulation Of the proa per
Gus newspaper. is an important
item to be eckoned with.
aceesful Newspaper
must; heve: d good circulation.
H milst = into the homes of al,
the pso 3 il your immediate
The Springdale news., 1914-09-11
GOOD ROADS MEETING AT
 MAYORS OFFICE TONIGHT

Mayor Lane has issued a call asking that all the citizens Of Springdale.Who are interested ln good roads for the town and sur rounding section, meet at his of- flee tonight Friday and make arrangements for Springdale to observe two good road days set aside by Governor Hays, namely the 17th and 18th of next week, Friday and Saturday. At the meeting Friday night the various committees will be appointed for the different sections, and arran- gements will be made 10 carry on the work Tn d systematic manner. Be sure and attend the meeting Friday night, and with concerted work by all much good work can be done on the roads of Sprlngdal in the two days. Remember how much good was accomplished last year Tn the same time, and this year more can be done Ii IS pos sible that a movement will be or ganized Friday night looking to- wards the respective merchants and asking them to close on the dates mentioned.
The Springdale news., 1914-09-11

to do his duty, without thought of profit or advantage to himself America cannot properly be serv- ed by any man who for a moment measures his interest against her advantage. The time has come for great things. These are days big with destiny for the United States as for the other nations of the world.
 A little wisdom, a little self forgetful devotion may, under God, turn that destiny this way or that. Great hearts, great na- lures, will respond. Even little men will rejoice to be stimulated and guided and set an heroic ex- ample. Parties will fare well enough without nursing if the men who make them up and the men who lead them forget them selves to serve a cause and set q great people forward on the path of liberty and peace.
 Cordially and sincerely yours.
 Woodrow Wilson.
The Springdale news., 1914-09-11
LOCAL CANNING FACTORY
 PUSHED TO CAPACITY

The local canning factory is run hing extra now endeavoring to take care fo the immense tomato crop that is showing up through out this section this season. The crop far exceeds the expectations of the manager of tn local plant and 1t Is pushed to full capacity at all hours. It was necessary to run until midnight Saturday night, but this did not relieve the tension to any great extent. as bushel after bushel of tomatoes, that have ripened after being hauled to the factory, are being carted to the hogs. From earl morning until late at night long string of wagons are moored near the canning factory waiting 10 be unloaded, and just at present some of the farmers, who are also interested in the ap- pie crop are at loss as to how to handle the tomato crop and the apple crop botr at the same time. The tomato crop this year far exceeds anything of previous years, and is large item alone in this land of the big red apple and should 1t continue there must be change in the name, call inc this the land of the tomato.
 Wheat reached the S1 mark in Springdale Monday. With wheat at that price, tomatoes galore, the apples showing up nicely, is it any wonder that farmers in this section are jubilant over the pros poets. The fellow in the south who depended on his cotton for his meat and bread, is now worry ing about the market. None of the fruit growers in this section are getting aged with anxiety, they have the stuff right on the farm to carry them through, re- gardless of q market. and with wheat, which is a by-product for most of them bringing $l per bu- shel they can laugh at the other fellow s troubles.
 Sava tho commons