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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
MOTHER AND SON
BURIED TOGETHER

Gearing, March ia double fu-
neral for mother and son was held at
Union Wednesday, when Mrs E. A.
Knott and Elmer Knott were buried.
Both were victims of pneumonia, the
mother dying within two days Of the
death Of the son.
Elmer Knott, a farmer residing near
here, died Sunday. The burial was to
have taken Place Tuesday at Union,
which was the former home OF the
family About the time of Elmer
Knots death his mother became III
of the same disease. The funeral OF the
son was therefore postponed.
Mrs. E. A. Knott was about 6S years
of age and is survived by three sons
and one daughter Elmer Knott was IS
years of age and leaves wife and four
children. Double services were held at
o'clock Wednesday at Union, with
burial in the Sheppard cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
LUTHERANS
MEET AT FAIRFIELD

Fairfield, March 12.-The tenth an
nual meeting of the Missionary So
cieties of Fairfield will be held at the
First English Lutheran church TO-DAY.
The annual gatherings OF these So
cieties have been very enjoyable oc-
casions heretofore, and the meeting
this week is expected to be no excep-
ton to the rule. The ladies will bring
their lunches and hot coffee will be
served by the ladies Of the Lutheran
church. Mrs Job. f. Johnson is presi-
dent, Miss Elizabeth Jones. vice presi-
dent, Miss Sadie Gossick, second vice
president, and Mrs. j. S. Mckinney.
secretary and treasurer, of the assocla-
tion The object of the society Is TO
the missionary cause and
promote a stronger bond Of fellowship
among the churches Of the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
CUMBERLAND MAN
FEARFULLY HURT

Cumberland, March 12-Despite his
terrible injuries, A. E. Headway, pro-
prietor of the moving picture theatre
here, who was so fearfully hurt by the
explosion of the air compressor attach
ed to the lighting plant, still lives but
is unconscious and there is no hope OF
his recovery in his horrible manglel
condition. .g
Emma Schroeder, the assistant who
was with Mr.. Headway when the ex-
plosion occurred, was injured only
slightly. Mr.. Headway presents a
horrible sight. The entire side of his
face is gone, his lower jaw was shat
tered and the upper jaw was fractur-
ed. All the teeth on the right side
were torn away. Drs. Barnett and
Weaver are caring for the injured
man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
DECLAMATORY AT
CRESTON MARCH Is

Creston, March 12.-The declama-
tory between the pupils in the Cres-
ton high school for the purpose of de-
Gliding those who will take part in
the four-cornered contest between
Creston, Osceola, Leon and Corning to
be held at Osceola the last Friday in
April, will be held Thursday night OF
this week in the assembly room at the
high school building,
Eight young people will take part
in the local contest. The contest
ants have been receiving instructions
under the direction of Miss Mary B.
Kifer, Latin teacher, for some time,
and the competition promises to be
keen
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
CRESTON MAN BACK
FROM PHILIPPINES

Creston, March 12.-Fred Taylor. d.
rector of agriculture of the Philippine
Islands, has resigned his position and
with his wife and family will at once
return to the United States.
Mr.. Taylor is a former Creston citi-
zen and for many years made his home
on a farm west of Creston He was al
ways diligent student of agriculture
and was a scientific farmer long before
agriculture had become the science it
is today.
He was interested largely in horti-
culture and tree culture and the Tay-
Tor nursery located here at one time
was we'll known all over this section of
the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
GEOLOGY AT g. u. IL

Iowa City, March 12.-The Univers-
ity of Chicago and the University of
Iowa will combine in giving a summer
course in geology.
This was the announcement made
yesterday by Prof. George F. Kay
state geologist and head of the depart
ment of geology in the University of
Iowa. The course of study will be CIV
en- in northeastern Iowa and will con-
tinue for five weeks, beginning June
o. There will be students from both
universities and they will camp out
during the entire period. Credit will
be given for this work just as if the
students were in the class room.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
BA6Y'S SOURCE OF HEALTH AND
STRENGTH-FOOD

The last article on this fascinating
subject OF Babyology defined the
science of baby-study, and told now
it had sprung from the Better Babies
contests.
Perhaps the most amazing feature of
my visits to these contests where
watched doctors and mothers examin'
ms the babies, was the large number
of women who did not know their own
babies. Oh, yes, they knew Baby's
name, the color of his hair and eyes,
the exact point where his cheek or his
chin broke into delightful dimple
the side of his family from which baby
kins got his many good points and his
few bad ones, the day when he had
first sat up or toddled across the
floor. these and many other things
the mothers knew, but still they did
not know what was going on inside OF
baby, in the digestive apparatus on
which SO much of his health and hap
piness depend.
OF course if Baby could talk, Mother
would know exactly how he feels, be.
cause he could explain where the ache
is located. But when ones means OF
communication is limited to wriggling
and rolling up his eyes, and emitting
disturbed yaps, Mother must look for
signs or symptoms to take the place
of worded complaints. -
And there are so many ways in
which the flesh, the skin, the eyes, the
very actions of baby indicate that his
digestion is not in good working order.
And when the digestion is not working
Mother must 60 directly to the cause
food. We who are SO old and
strong and seasoned know what ills
follow on the trail of indigestion. How
we should sympathize with tender
baby whose sufferings we can alleviate
by just righting the system Of feeding.
If the food does not agree with Baby
he may be puny or over-fat; he may be
drowsy and listless or fretful and rest
less, he may be out of proportion in
his measurements or he may have a
rash.
Here are some of the things saw
and heard at the Better Babies Con
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14

New York, March 12-What the
district attorney Office described as
, material for at least fifty Indictments
alleging fraud against Henry Siegel
and Frank E. Vogel, president and vice
president respectively of the Siegel
stores corporation who were arrested
yesterday on three indictments are
now at liberty under $4,000 bail each,
was placed in the hands of the grand
jury today.
Assistant District Attorney Arthur
c. Train said that as many indict-
ments as the ends of justice seemed
to require would be found against the
Observation-Disclosures. The indictments
already found charge violation of the
banking laws and grand larceny in
making false statements to obtain
credit. The grand larceny indictment
Is based only on the affairs of the
Fourteenth street store of this city,
and the Henry Seigel and Co., private
bank. conducted in connection with it.
1.-THE affairs of the Fourteenth
street store,' said Mr.. Train, "are
typical of the affairs of other Siegel
enterprises"
District Attorney Whitman said that
statements Of two secretaries employ
ed by Siegel We're the basis of the
grand larceny Indictment. These
secretaries testified that false state
ments were prepared for merchants
and bankers; that liabilities were
turned into assets and that approx
mately $2,5O0.00O of money deposited
in the Siegel private bank was placed
in the retail business while it was
losing money.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
MAN .u ,.
HAS II DESCENDANTS

Donnellson, March 12.-Kasper Felt
who is SO years old, has seventy one
living descendants. He was born in
Oberhessen, Germany, on March 20.
1925, and came with his parents to the
United States in 1887. In 1S47 he mar
ried Miss Margaret Ebel. There have
been born eight sons and two daugh-
ters, nineteen grandsons, twenty
granddaughter, twenty great grand
sons, twenty-one great granddaughter
and one reat-great- grandson, of whom
seventy-one are living. Mrs. Felt died
in 1892. In a picture besides Mr.. Felt,
the great-great grandfather, are:
Peter Felt, great grandfather, 66 years
old; Mrs. Mary Frank grandmother,
AZ years old: Mrs. Elizabeth f. Brew
err, mother. % years old, and Clarence
F. Brewster, months old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
Little Talks On Babyologp|
STEESE RICHARDSON


tests. AS told you in the last article
babies are examined at contests by
physicians for physical proportions,
strength condition of muscle, skin, di.
gestive and respiratory organs, the
senses and intelligence or mental de-
velopment. An attractive eighteen
months old was undergoing the physi.
cal test when the physicians discover
ed a rash on it's abdomen. They penal.
lied the child for this rash, and, the
mother protested. y<.s.':. s@.5
why" she cried, Baby has always
had that rash. It's sort of birth.
mark" .':- NJ
NO. answered the physician, ats
a symptom of too rich food. You are
either over feeding this baby or giving
him food that is too heavy, milk that
is- too rich for him to digest"
And they went into the question Of
baby's diet then and there-MOther's
first practical lesson in Babyology.
Again mother presented a.delicate
doll like baby girl for examination, per-
fectly proportioneds but under-weight,
under height for its age. Exquisite as
to silken curls and rose-petal cheeks,
Baby leaned YEARLY against mother:
watching the doctors languidly from
eyes around which there were blue
circles. Think of that Blue circles
round the eyes of baby that had not
yet celebrated it's first birthday!
It did not take the doctors long to
analyze that baby's trouble and to
introduce Mother to her ,child's true
condition.
"Mrs. s." said the doctor, you
are starving that baby"
The mother was shocked and hurt.
81 nurse here every three hours"
she protested.
mo doubt" answered the doctors,
"but your milk is not nourishing her.
Perhaps you are not strong enough.
Perhaps your baby should have both
the breast and modified milk. We will
find out"
They did. That mother learned that
her baby was drifting toward the dan.
gerous rock of anemia Her lesson in
Babyology was how to alternate the
breast milk with a bottle feeding OF
modified milk
(To be continued.)
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SUES FOR $25, 300.

Marshalltown, March Thames A..
Clark, a former night Waterman en-
ployed by Britain & Co., has filed suit
for damages Of $25,30O for personal in
jury received March 20, 1912, when
Clark fell from a runway in the pack
ing house and was badly injured. The
petition alleges Clark fell from a
greasy, slippery runway, six or seven
feet upon a cement floor. 1t is alleged
that he fell on his head and shoulders
and fractured both bones of one fore
arm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
sUsPENDs FRATERNITY.

Iowa City, March 12.-At a meeting
of the Pan-Hellenic council Of the
state university, the Kappa Sigma fra
ternity ruling which prohibits the in
itiation Of pledge until he passes
two thirds Of his first semester's work
This ruling will prevent Kappa Sig
ma from participation in all Pan Hell
lenic activities until next fall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
BIC MERCHANTS To
FACE INDICTMENT
EVIDENCE CONSIDERED sUFFlcI.
EMIT FOR MANY TRUE BILLS
HANDED OVER TO JURY.

New York, March 12.-Orders
closing the two big New York de.
partment stores operated by Henry
SiegeI and his partners were
issued today by the federal court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
For Burns. Bruises and Sores.

For BurnS, BRUISES and sores.
The quickest and surest cure is Buck
lens Arnca Salve, every household
should have box on hand all the time,
Csc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14

Drives Sick Headache Away.
Agonizing sick headache cured by
using DR.. Kings New Life Pills regu-
larly; keep liver and bowels in healthy
condition, Csc.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19

land, and she gives her consent
to her daughters marriage.
The play scintilates with hu-
NOR and affords q mighty fine
evenings diversion, being utter
lv devoid of word or action which
might offend the refined taste.
The Sewanee Dramatic Club.
considering the fact that it's
members have been very much
occupied at football practice, ETC.,
and therefore had bnt little time
to devote to rehearsal of the play,
gave a creditable performance,
especially as the impersonation
of the divlnely lovely and beauti-
full female, by mere man, despite
the artificial help nearby drug
stores, furnish in the wav of
paint, powder, etc., is no easy
task.
The only noticeable break
made by any of the cast occurred
when Walter Litherland, other
wise Lawrence Faucett, during
his impassioned avowel of love
to the fair Emily Watmuff, other
wise, Henry Smith, forgot him
self so far as to address Emily as
Henry.
We might also suggest to- some
of the members of the Dramatic
Club that they pay visit to the
barber shop, before impersonat-
ing the female sex.
All joking aside, we appreciat-
ed the play and the players, also
the excellent singing of Mr.. Har-
ris, and. hope that the rumor that
the Glee Club is soon to enter.
tain US, is based on fact.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19
Estrayed or Stolen.

Black horse with long tail, left
hind foot white and shod in
front. Any information that
will lead to it's recovery will be
rewarded by The Dixie Tele-
phone Company.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19
TRACY CITY, TENN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1e 1914
SHOOK TRIUMpHS
Winning Spirited Game from Marion
High School by Score Of 10 to 0.

On Saturday afternoon last,
before an enthusiastic crowd of
rooters the Shook football Team
trlumphed over the Marion High
School Team by the score of 10 to
0, making 3 touchdowns and kick
ing one goal.
The game was marked by spirit
ed and clean work on both sides,
one of the factors which helped
our boys to score a victory over
their opponents being the superi,
or weight of the members of the
Shook team, taken man for man.
From a football standpoint, the
day was an ideal one, being cool
enough for the comfort of the
players, and not too cool for the
spectators. The line up of the
opposing teams was as follows:
Marion-R. Ralston Center;
Ferguson, Right Guard; McOul-
lough, Left Guard; 5, Ralston,
Right Tackle also manager; Kel-
lev, Left Tackle; Pryor, Right
End Haskew, Left End; Palmer,
Quarter Back also Capt. Gillum,
Full Back; Phillips, Right Half
Back; Anderson, Left Half Back.
Shook-Tldman, Center; Nor
veil and Mason, Right Guard;
@. Werner aud Cox, Lett Guard,
Merritt, Right Tackle; Conry and
Lowry, Left Tackle; Sitz, Right
End; X. Werner, Left End; Il.
Bell. Quarter Back; Barnes,
Right Half Back; j. Bell, Left
Half Back; Roberts, Full Back.
1st Characterization High
School kicked off to Shook, Shook
rushed ball to within 20 yards of
their goal but was penalized Is
yards for hurdling, whereupon
they punted, putting the ball on
their 5 yard line. Marion then
punted to Shook, losing the ball
on a tumble and the 1st quarter
ended with the ball on Marion's
40 yard line.
End Characterization, after
failing in several attempted line
plays, punted and lost the ball
to Shook. j. Bell succeeded in
bringing the ball back for q good
gain, then the ball was rushed
thru the line to within 5 feet of
Marion's goal, making the score
7 to 0 at the end of 2nd quarter.
2nd Half.-Shook kicked the
ball to Marion and Palmer laid
out on the line for a forward pass
which was intercepted by Il. Bell
and brought back to Marion's 80
yard line. Roberts on an end
run, with perfect interference.
crossed Marion's goal line for
another touch down, but X. Wer
ner failed to kick a goal and at
the end of the quarter, the score
stood 13 too.
4th Quarter.-Shook kicked TO
Marion who lost the ball on q
tumble. A forward pass from
r. Bell to X. Werner gave Shook
a gain of 20 yards and the ball
was carried thru Marions line for
the final touch down by Roberts.
The game was clean and fast
thruout being marred by none of
the trough house" tactics which
so often occur, and the decisions
rendered by Referee Osman, of
Sewanee, Umpire Sykes, of Vir-
ginia and Head Linesman, Fin
ney, of Tracy City, were so abso-
lutely fair and impartial as to
allow of no wrangling or disputes.
We extend our heartest con-
gratulations to the members of
the Marion High School team
for the splendid showing they
made against superior weight,
and for their gentlemanly con-
duct thruout the game.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19
Road Tax Due.

All road taxes, if not paved on
or before next pay dey in this
month will be placed in the hands
of AN officer for collection. Settle
at once and save costs.
Il. B FINNEY, Com.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19
The Booster Store.
Miss Edith Clark the best Booster for last month and the
gold Who will win the nex The will be given the in
dvdua with the announced having
who deposits Booster Coupons from the Monday
IS, to the count of Monday Dec. IA.
Our windows trimmed by Mrs. Maggie Woodlee
Music Saturday by Miss Wlkenson.
NEW GOODS
Evaporated Fruits
White Peas and Beans
Rasns and CurrantS
Cakes and Crackers
Dates, Figs and Prunes
Filling for Fruit Cake
Pickles and Meats
FERAnhRH HHWmN akuruur r. nNusn RNy
T|DMAN MERCANTILE COMPANY
THE BOOSTER STORE.

Silk and it's manufacture com
prise nearly 40 per cent of the
exports of Japan.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19

Last year was Germany's great
est in the production of coal and
iron.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19

A typewriter has been built
with the 800 characters of the
Bengali alphabet.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19
PLAY PRESENTED
Here by Sewanee Dramatic Club for
Benefit of Shock School.

week, before large and appreci-
atlve audience the amusing farce
comedy Freezing A Mother.in-
law" was presented at the Dixie
Theatre of this city, by the Sc
vance Dramatic Club, the cast
of characters being as follows:
Mr.. Watmutf (attached to the
past)-Francis W. CLARK.
Ferdinand Swift, his nephew
(attached to fortune hunting)-
W. ?. Gerhart.
Walter Litherland (attached
to Emily Watmuff)-Lawrence
Faucett.
Mrs. Watmuff (attached to the
memory of her parents)-R. N.
McCallum.
Emily, her daughter, (attached
to Walter Litherland Henry
Smith.
! Briefly reviewed, the plot of
the play is AS follows-Mrs. Wat
muff, like sosmany women of the
present day and age (some of the
manly female suffragists, for ex-
ample) is an arrogantly self as
sertive female who rules her
husband with an iron hand. Mrs.
Watmuti has charming daugh-
ter who is very mnch in love
with vonng swain by the name
of Walter Litherland. Mrs. Wat
muf, more concerned with carry
ing out the supposed wishes of
the departed than with the well
fare of her husband and daughter
offers violent opposition to any
match between Walter and Emily
and orders him out of the house.
Just at this critical stage of the
game, scapegrace nephew, who
has been fortune hunting in
America appears on the scene
with a marvellous liquid, stolen
from its American inventor,
which he declares when injected
in the lobe of the right ear OF q
subject, renders that subject un-
conscious of everything which
goes on until another marvellous
liquid injected in the lobe of the
left ear of the subject, revlves
him. ...
Mr.. Watmuff, who has long
been slave tn his wife's virtues,
gets to thinking of the rare old
vintage in his wine cellar which
he has not tasted for 20 years;
of the choice cigars which he is
denied, and various other pleas
sures which his physical being
Graves, and he gives consent to
his nephew to try out the won
derful discovery on Mrs. Wat
mutf. ...
Walter Litherland, however,
here sees an opportunity to In
gratiate himself with Mrs. Wat
muff and reveals the whole plot
to her, whereupon she decided,
by feigning Inconsistencies, to
allow the plotters to seemingly
carry out their nefarious plans.
She discovers the wonderful liqu.
i'd setting on the table and pours
it out, refilling the bottle which
contained it, with water.
Her nephew tells her of the
wonderful liquid, asserting, how
ever, that 1t is neuralgia reme-
dy. She suffers him to inject the
fluid in her ear, and then to all
Appearances, relapses into un-
consclousness.
Then her husband and nephew
proceed to make up for lost time
and celebrate. Suddenly the
proceedings are halted by the
startling discovery of the nephew
that he has failed to bring along
the antidote. Then and there
Mr.. Watmuff throws all kinds of
spasms and realizes his perfidy.
The play ends with a revelation
by Mrs. Watmuff of her discovery
of the plot and her husbands
treachery, and her own change
of heart toward Walter Lither.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19

Who oSaysHard Times?
We don't, therefore we are OPEN
ing in the building opposite the post
office "A Veritable Work Shop"
Our aim is to serve the best peo-
pie on earth, Grundy Countians.
"Promptness our Motto" Some
of the many things we do. More
department to be added from time to
time:
/. Print anything from postal card to book.
g. Buy your Poultry Junk Copper Rubber and Brass)
and second hand grass sacks cean and free from hoeS
We expect to be able short while to buy and Every
thing in the way Of Produce
IA Department for Cleaning and Pressing Clothes,
(havng experienced presser)
a. Agents for Nashville Banner the leading state daily
Within few days expect to add many weekly papers,
and magazines not sold by other agents in this town.
s. Jobbers of high class Engravings typewriter paper
typewriter ribbons ETC. CIT is aim within few weeks to
add everything in the of stationary and paper
stock.)
g. Special advertisers messenger servise errand boys
sent honest distribution of advertising mater etc.
T. Agents for the best Life Insurance Company in the
world. Watch for many other departments to be added
from time to time.
We work, but we work for the
cash. Let us know your wants.
IN THE BUILDING OPPOSITE POsToFFICE.
Day phone 29 Night phone 23O
Tracy City Public Service Bureau
CLYDE c. NEWSOM, Manager
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-19

Manila has abolishgd bill
boards.