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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-30

tary action, and to the best of m!
recollection none Of the Rincon gant
remained on their legs to carry home
news of what had happened
| impressed a few of the natives t
help me pack Cox into Fort Craig. al
though he seemed to me to be pas
help. There the surgeon made sue
cessful job trepanning his skull, ant
set his left arm, which a bullet hat
broken.
Since the doctor said Cox would BIZ
long time getting up and about again
! l drifted down to Mesilla
| There I met man named Jim Pat
terson, who was organizing little
party to cross the Staked Plains to the
ranch Of John Chisholm. on the head
of the Concho, not far from where San
Angelo now stands. His scheme was
, to buy cattle from Chisholm, drive
them out to the Rio Grande, and sell
! them at the frontier posts.
! Myself and five old comrades of A
! Troop, all Of whim were pretty well
heeled with money. talked it over and
! decided the scheme sounded good to
us.
| News of Chishclm's doings had for
some time been the talk of the border
He was the very first Of the Tejanos
| (TeXans). who, stranded dOllarless at
, the close of the war. awoke to the vast
wealth afoot and swarming ownerless
throughout southern and central east
ern Texas in the form Of unbranded
cattle These were the increase of the
big open range herds that had run
wild and uncared fer during the four
years of civil strife Chisholm was the
first to maverick the thousands that
later made him cattle, king OF New
Mexico. where he settled on the Pecos
river, between the Felix and the
Hondo.
Over east Of the plains cattle were
still worth next to nothing, and II the
Comanches or Kickapcos did not get
us the chance seemed a rare one to
double our little rolls few times.
The business was no joke, though.
for. besides the trouble to be looked
for along the Pecos and beyond, the
Mescaleros were ranging all through
the Diahlos and the Davis Mountains.
We, therefore, decided to go pretty
strong, and finished by starting with
nineteen men, although nine did not
count for much, as they were Ccnfed-
crate renegades who had jumped out
to the frontier to escape military
service.
We back-tracked the old lndianola
trail, the southern branch CT 1t. down
the valley to Fort Qnitman. up past
Sierra Blancha and Eagle Springs,
through the Diablos to Comanche
Springs, striking the Pecos at Horse
head Crissing. where we had to tackle
the ninety mile march without water
necessary to reach Mustang Ponds. at
the head of the Concho.
Our Journey east was without ser1'
Gus incident other than the hardships
to be expected on such terribly long
marches without water.
We reached the Chisholm ranch IN
safety, and ultimately contrived to
make :. fairly reasonable bargain with
its hard, dickering owner, who was to
become notorious as the most shifty
cow-trader that anybody ever tried to
hold to an agreement.
(To be Ccntinued)
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Little Benny's Note Book
By LEE pAPE

NEGRO is the big neegros son but the
big NEGRO izent the littel neegros
farthir, can you ixplane that with yure
womans intooishin.
No I cant, bekause sutch thing
wood be imposserbil and you no 1t, sed
ma.
l repeet, sed pop, the small kullired
persin was the large kullred persins
son but the large kullired persin was
not the small kullired persins farthir
do you give It up.
Sutch thing coodent be, tell you
sed ma.
Do you give 1t up, sed pop.
No don't give it up, bekause don't
admit it's posserbil. sed ma.
Then III half to tell you anyway sed
pop, the big NEGRO was the littel nee
gros mothir.
Wat, sed ma, wy then the big NEGRO
wood half to be woman.
Now yure getting it, sed pop.
But you sed he was a man, sed ma.
l sed nuthing of the kind, sed pop I
meerly stated that the tall membir OF
the controversy was large and dark.
Well you led me to infer that 1t was
a man sed, ma.
Did you see the evening papir, sed
pop.
It's avn the chare, sed ma.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-30

Margaret Curry spent Monday with
Mrs. D. A. Rater.
Mrs. Ireland is visiting her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Oliver Albertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Baum visited Sun.
day with Miss Verge Baum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly were guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs C. G. Baum.
Mrs. Mary Selby of near Mt. Ster.
ling, Mo-, was an over Sunday visitor
with her niece, Mrs. Oliver Albertson.
Misses Ella, Henrietta and Verda
Harlin and Ethel Gustaveson Of OF.
tumwa, Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Cohagan
and granddaughter, Florence Cohagan,
of near Blakesburg. Mr.. and Mrs. Sid.
ney Snow of Blakesburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raw Gift and Mrs. B. T. Aired were
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Literary Press.)
cts a matter of chance" COM
mented Bertrand, struggling into his
coat and hastily preparing to take
his body where his heart already was
ten miles away on the green links
It was the last of May, hot, and Sat
urday afternoon, and he was glad to
leave the office. He was also glad 10
get away from Harrison, who was in
love and liked to talk about marriage
"It's a matter Of chance he In
sisted. "Any sane man would prefer
his freedom You know it, Harrison.
He fights shy as long as he can, and
when chance throws just the right girl
in his way, she gets him. He struggles.
then yields. then pretends he was the
aggressor, whereas he Is nearly always
merely accessory after the fact! He
gets ANONYMOUSLY engaged, and then
tries to talk himself and his friends
into believing that no mere single
man can know what happiness is
1.-THE man chooses said Harrison
doggedly, putting some documents
into the safe. Now, L"
His friend and partner lifted a pro-
testing hand and started for the door,
his merry dark eyes dancing, his cap
On the back of his dark head.
Don't! We all know Just what
happened to you! You went to
party and met pretty lady from Los
Angeles and will never be yourself
again! I'm going now, so you can
write your daily forty pages to her.
But you're living warning to me,
I've sense enough to know I'm sus-
ceptible. and don't daily with tempta-
ton, old fellow-see you Monday.
Hope it isn't going to rain" He
swung into the corridor Of the big Of
fee building, but Harrison was after
him.
wait a moment" he said. Want
to tell you something-heard yester-
day that Mona Waite Is to marry that
Rawson creature from-where Is he
from? Nobody seems to know. What
Mrs. Harley meant by introducing
him about I cant think! l thought
that you and Mona"
John Bertrand shrugged his shout
ders the least bit and took the eleva-
tor down. He would not discuss Mona
with any one. his little playmate from
childhood. She was too close-like
sister. But the information about
Rawson brought a black scowl to his
fact. He would see the girl-hadn't
seen her for months save in public
and he now remembered as he went
out on the street that she seemed to
avoid him. Then he remembered golf
and the country club and forgot every,
thing else. He hoped Carter would
be on hand. Carter played real
game and made opposition worth the
trouble.
Despite a hint of wet in the air the
day was perfect, the links were per-
feet, Carter was waiting and the world
was bright. Bertrand got his clubs
and started, losing himself in the
game.
Half way around the course he sud
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VILLAGE CREEK.

Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Workman and
daughter, Beatrice, visited Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Haning.
Miss Ella Aired is attending Drake
university in Des Moines.
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Hall and baby
Dorothy, of Ottumwa and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Nelson visited Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs Fred Golf.
Mrs. Whalen of Ottumwa and Miss
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entertained Sunday at the Lyman Co.
hagan home.
Mrs. Martin Huber OF Blakesburs
spent las week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Harsch.
Mrs w. 2. Dexter and daughters,
Elizabeth and Agnes, visited Sunday
at the parental, Jerome Tillitson, home
in South Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Musick and
daughter, Alta Doris, Of Ottumwa and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Arnold visited Sun
day at the Austin White home near Mt
Zion.
Misses Bessie and Gladys Black Wis
tied Friday with Mrs. Harry Orman.
Mrs. Lyman Cohagan visited Aunt
Susanna Mendenhall Monday after
noon.
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Evening Story
CHANCE VS.. CHOICE.
By Jeanne O. Loizeaux.

copyright. 1912, by the Associated
Literary Press.)
The Washington times., 1914-03-15

not to get living. however effluent,
by begging-is a cardinal virtue,
with none ranking higher. Especial
care should be taken in this city at
this time that the operation of the
two virtues does not conflict.
lmpulsive street aims giving, in
deed, is usually based on superficial
and passing emotion. The fact that
none of the passers who helped fill
the beieweled beggar's pockets was
sufficiently solicitous for his perma-
nent welfare to insist on taking him
to the proper philanthropic agency
where his particular problem might
have been intelligently analyZed and
dealt with shows how passing and
paltry was the virtue of their pity.
The Washington times., 1914-03-15
Evenino Services in the CHURCHES

Rev w,s., M' uass
vest o'clock.
1oS, ioei hsA0''s' APSf'p' JON"
"osEpH FoRGIvEs HIS BPETHREThe John En Calvary
Church Columbia road between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
chareb Ninth and p streets northT est o'clock
BROKEN HEARTED THROUGH DEcEIrrhs Rev Weddsspoa
sagaSE sioy E. avenue OF me
paul AT ArHENs-The Weaver,
and streets northwest o'clock
WHERE GOD AND CHRISTIAN nEEI1he Rev. Thomas Eoense
JOHN HAMLINE PRACTICAL PoLITC1ANThe Rev. Jay Stock
ing Congregational Tenth and streets northwest o'clock
LFEs GREAT Vincent
Congregational Fourteenth street. o'clock
TIE NATIONS crYn Joy Edson Avenue of the Pres
ETHICAL TENDENCY OF MODERN Eliza
%5at sh SniI' eaep All s0' o"'''" A" Ss@' A''"
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MOSES; STRUGGLE
The Rev Charles Wood Church the Covenant Eighteenth and
northwest o'clock.
"MExCo; IS INTERVENTION
GER Temple Memorial Fourteenth and streets northwest
"sAvANARoIA-The Rev. Wallace Radcliffe Presby.
tean H and Northwest 8 o'clock.
bytenan KaIorsna avenue ana Columbia oad 74s O'clock
SHINING FARTHER sHoKk"The Rev Harvey Dunham West
1ioch S3 street, "ss" '''s'ef"' "'"'''
CHRISTIAN DEMocRAcy"rhe W of Congress
Church Memorial Seventh
"HlsroRIc j. Muir Temple Baptist Tenth
northwest, o'clock
THREE CHEERS FOR YoU"1he Rev John Comp
SI "elotS a "'"'0'''' ''p"' '''' "'''S' ''@'
Baptist northeast, o'clock.
DOWNS OF 1ourIhs Rev John Briggs Fifth Bap
Sxthan nd a E streets southwest, at night
MENThe Hnson Vernon 1owle Second Baptist
andV southeast, O'Clock.
"!rFS NEW Rev. West Washington
Baptist, Thirty-hrst N streets northwest, O'Clock.
"CHRTsTIAN
Georgia and northwest.
SAMARIA"Ihe Rev. Thomas
E,qhtee street. near Circle, 8 o'clock
THE GREAT Paul K. Hkok,
FASTNG Brundage lexington Church.
North Florida o'clock.
Hail. Pennsylvania northwest,
O'Clock.
TuE THE BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT"-Ms Fred T
DUBOIS. H (Theosophcal
"IIiF HEALTi"Dr F. Winn w. U.
Iuid
The Washington times., 1914-03-15
THE BECCAR IN JEWELS.

Whether or not the arrest Of 4
fur-overcoated, diamond-ring"d beg
gar in New York viii be an effective
lesson to careless street aims givers.
his prosperity viii undoubtedly cause
a moment or two Of cruel and ur-
necessary self-doubt and discoura gc-
ment to hundreds Of honest and self
respecting workscckers.
Before starting on their nca,.v
and depressing search for cmnIoy-
ment these innocent victims Of the
city's present industrial conditions
may be gioomily impressed by this
richly clad and jeweled beggar. He
has what is for 50 many good
weeks wages in his jingling pockets.
He boasts that by no physical or
mental excrtion beyond whining and
cajolery he can make as much as $3G
day. Bringing him more in one
day than the average useful and
hard-working laborer Of his class
earns in a fortnight, the financial
success of his curbstone idleness
may make honest employment seem
grotesquely underpaid.
Compassion for the MANNED, sick.
and deformed is = socially valuable
instinct in so far as it is intelligently
expressed and practiced. The desire
10 do honest and useful work-and
The Washington times., 1914-03-15
Miss Eleanor Wilson
Cynosure at Church

President Wilson did not attract the
most attention among the members Of
the White House party attending Cen
trail Presbyterian Church today. for
his daughter. Miss Eleanor. whose en-
raEement to Secretary Of the Treasury
Mchdoo has just been announced. was
present to Re the observed Of all OBJ
servers.
Interest in The second White House
wedding Of the Wilson Administrator
brought crowds to the church to catch
glampse Of the bride-tC-be. and there
were more eyes turred toward the Pres
idcntial pew than toward the pulpit.
Miss Margaret Wilson accompanied
the President and her sister to church.
Mrs. Wilson. who has not attended
church since she was injured by trip
ping on a rug and falling to the White
Housc flocr few weeks ago. remained
at home.
The President and members of his
family planned to take motor trip
through the parks and over some OF the
ncighborng country roads this after
noon.
The Washington times., 1914-03-15
A SOUTHERN MARYLAND
RAILROAD.

The extreme southern section of
Maryland is one of the richest areas
in the agricultural East, 70 far as
concerns natural resources, soil Ca
pacity, and proximity to markets
which clamor for the very kind of
products to which the section is best
adapted. Yet it has been slow of
development, and is today very back
ward in this regard, largely because
it has not had railroad facilities. Its
transportation is chiefly by water,
which is excellent in some ways, but
needs to be supplemented by rail
communication.
For many years projects of pro-
viding rail facilities to this region
have been regarded as feasible and
desirable; yet they manage some
how not to be carried into execu-
tion. Now there have been present
ed in the legislature at Annapolis
measures looking to authorize the
counties of Prince George, Charles,
and st. Mary to lend their credit
to assist in building railroad from
Washington into these three coun-
ties, with its terminus at Point Look
out.
1t seems an echo of the past, that
such a proposal should in this gen
Grafton be seriously brought before
State Legislature. A generation
and two generations ago the local
aid method of building railroads was
familiar in all parts of the country.
Though people do not quite realize it
nowadays, the Middle West would be
without a large share of its railroad
system but for this same plan of
loaning-it commonly amounted to
donating-the credit and taxing
power of counties. States, cities, and
towns, to railroad enterprises.
There is no possible reason why
these remote areas of Maryland
should not build their own railroad;
but they would do we'll to insure that
they do not build the railroad with
their own money, and then find that
somebody else owns it. Great cities
loan their financial credit by millions
upon millions to corporations build
ing transportation lines; the New
York subways system being the best
known case. But in New York the
grant of financial backing has been
conditioned on terms which insure
the full protection of the city's in
terests; the subways will in fixed
period come into the absolute owner
ship and control of the city.
Washington vii. be deeply inter
ested in any project which looks to
connecting this southern Maryland
region with this city, because it
would make that rich territory i'm
mediately tributary to the business
interests of this town. Washington
will one day develop a commercial
importance to which it has thus far
. been foreign: and the largest con-
tribption to that development will lie
in The development of the large mile
age of short feeder railroads that are
/ needed in this section.
The Washington times., 1914-03-15
Obituaries

CARRIE, y. BEAVERS at 1924
Thirty-fourtn street northwest, March
T.
HESTER q. DALEY, i'll tins city,
March 10
THOMAS \. FEANKLIN. in Frost
burg Nd. March 10
TEARL GAIN. at SihI~y Hospital
March II.
MARTHA i. LITriFiEI.D at TO
Seward squire southeast. March II.
SAMUEL LTBEE. at 1@G1 { street
southwest. March II.
MNLCDLM MENEFEI. min, and one
half years. olG. March Ii
ROBERT MOETpN. %udd"mIy. March
II
BEVERLY ROBINSON March H.
ELIZABETH q. ROSS at I"21 Thir-
Iecnth street northwest. MLIcn II.
EAIMALINE WILLINAiSi y. at 7O3
Eleventh street northeast. March II.
The Washington times., 1914-03-15

finds his highest happiness In the
giving of the highest happiness to
others; who goes about doing good.
or who stays at home. as Is often
his duty. and does good. The man
Of efficiency is he who brings forth
results. He is in secondary de-
gree a creator. These-to think. to
be gracious. to be effic;ent-are the
three purposes of education.
The Bible presents the same ideals.
1t seeks to make a man wise and
Thoughtful. Its proverbs are COM
mandments to know wisdom. One
of its great heroes. Daniel. Is the
young man of understanding. Its
great legislator. Moses. Is the man
of comprehensive mind. 1t holds up
as the supreme incarnation Him,
who if he were not so much more
than man could be called The Cen
tleman. Its sxhortAdonS aro TOR
The Washington times., 1914-03-15
Funerals

Carrie 4 H'a'"rs. at II"i. Trinty
Ci.urch. tumOiID.v at ..
Hester q. la icy. at f"i II street
southwest. tomorrow at -.
Thomas A Franklin, old W""nls man
sion, Anne Arundel county. Nd, TO-DAY
Petrl Gain. al Third and Harvard
streets northwest. Ioday.
Martha y. I.tchii"id. at ~ Scwald d
square southeast. Tuesday.
Samuel Lu"cr, At l",I { st .,I .-Uuth-
west. today.
Malcolm Mcn"Ir". IL Washington
College. tomorrow AT lU:ip.
Beverly Robinson. at Florida Avenue
Baptist Church, tomorrow at l.
Emmaline Williamson, at 100 Eleventh
street northeast. tomorrow ~ !.
The Washington times., 1914-03-15
HONEST ROAD BUILDING
BY CONVICTS.

Among the prison reform methods
of employment being generally made
available now is road labor. AS
throwing some light on its feaSi-
bility and upon the value of expert
ments made with it under restrio-
ing laws, the following section Of the
report to the New York legislature
by the State commission Of prisons
is interesting:
The congestion in the prisons which
in the past has led t. the dcplora bl,.
practice OF placing two men il cell
has been relieved. The men employed
have had q taste of outdoor lie, With
an opportunity for physical and moral
regeneration: better discipline has pre-
vailed and several miles OF highways
have been improved.
The present law restricts The field of
convict labor on highways 10 within
thirty miles Of the prison in which the
men are confined. Thus the counties
within these areas benefit to the ,Xclu-
sion of the others. The commission De-
licves the law should be amended to
permit road work by convicts in any
part of the state in the diSrr-tiO? Of
the superintendent of State prisons.
To the uniformed the prevailing idea
Of convict labor on the aiGhwdgs pic
lures the men in stripes, heavily
shackieG, tOiling under the frOv ming
muzZlcs Of rifles in the hands + HLTnCr-
"us guards In reality 'ho men from
ne prisons nav, been "mg!VNCl on
their honor with one or TWO Officers.
one acting as foreman In chaTGc Of
groups CT from sixteen 10 :wenty-riVe
They live in tents or in Vacant farm
buildings Il th>- letter are available.
I'll. warden supplies tie usual prison
r"lIyus ,'nG th.- towns in winch the
""r.- IS BENG pc-toTmc-: aS 4 rule w
T''n'ent these with milk hutter. s'...a -.
t"h~rC". fr'fII. ct. n on the ,la..s
worx = rnCei fH' mrn "n5Cy ~omra.4r-
s.'D. games "r mus.r uaTil nighIf,tT.
D'' hundred and tUr1f 1.-TWO pr sur-
or iruur Auburn urr ,-lI.ipEcd in
'aTHrf county =; various times ,.uriuc
80 season UI tUGr ';anI~ Of I~1gl, sin
'"rl: I" won't. Non T1-~r Y Cr.. rp:.,.
'',"aI".*. Iw" "i tbc run:tv>vs w,.r..,
iI'. q "lth'H g ~ *. one SURRENDER .
q after h.!rc oEt ab0Tr q month l;,.I
"N" W7S stili 81 lar-c ii III ,Iosc Of
Convict road labor in New York
has thus far been on an exnerimcnt-
al basis. If as result Of the .,x-
pertinent the prison commission asks
that the law be 50 amended as to
permit its extension into general
practice, it is evident that the ey-
pertinent has been q success. Il is
intere ting TO think that the country
may be able to get honest road
building out o; convicts when il could
not be had out Of contractors.
The Washington times., 1914-03-15
THE FORTUNATE DEMO-
Gratis.

1t is announced that Colonel
Roosevelt will devote three weeks to
campaigning in Pennsylvania during
the coming State canvass. Congress-
man MURDOCH, Progressive, in con-
nection with this announcement
about Colonel Roosevelt's plans, de-
clareS that the Progressive party
will make its greatest fight in Penn
sylvania.
At the same time comes the an
nouncement that Senator Borah, and
probably also Senator Cummins, reg
ular Republicans and leaders of the
Progressive wing of the party, will
enter the Pennsylvania primary cam
paign to speak against Penrose's
nomination. The Progressive faction
of the regular Republicans are also
going to make one of their greatest
fights in Pennsylvania.
Further, Senator Penrose is max
ing a regular whirlwind campaign
in the State. as the leader of the
tory faction of the Republican party.
The Democrats, observing the sub
stantial duplication of these condi-
tions in nearly every State where
there is a contest this year, expect
b return to power with perhaps d
reduced majority in the House, but
with very possibly an increased one
In the Senate.
1t certainly does look as if the
best friends the Democrats have at
this time are their political enemies.
The Washington times., 1914-03-15
$500 a Day Is Spent;
Race With Death Fails

CLERCRNE, Tex. March IA tive
weeks fight with death that cost so
a day was lost when Edward Eutchins
a merchant of Grand View. died, after
all the available stored oxygen in tn.
State had been used up.
The principal object of the daSperac,
fight was to keep Hutchins living unit
the arrival OF a brother. who has beer
racing acress the Countr5 rom Ne.
York. He failed to arrive in time.
Hutchins had drOpsy ana also wa,
in the first stage of tuberculosis. Prac.
tically every large town in Texas nai
been drained of its oxygen.