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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-21
Daddy Bedtime
- The Prize
0f0TV For the
Fairy Queen.
Giving the Priss e
me Fairy Queen.
Fairy Queen.

to tell the children
he said:
the ries You haven't for Just
long" "a h.
daddy; thinking that myself thls
Besides haven't told about
the the other day ss&
diving
petition lilies
wonderful the that
though decided that
wonderful dives
most perfect divd
fairy could not Tor
the life of herd ecide should win the prize
called all the fairies
and began:
begin to tell now nave ao"aEeo
the diving Of one of you' 1.sa.e
"At this al he proud
has been
decided Of
prize
e would be quite impossible to do that
presented each little fairy oeauu OH
pond lily And and proud they all were!
the should some tne
IS l4
made all the different dives she
fairies clappd their hands and absolutely delighted
little fairy seemed to be missing @a \
suddenly shouted ~
diving and the fairies just ARRANGING TO
in
pond lily and
shouing
beautiful fairy Queen"
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PICNIC WILL Be
HELD WITH FAIR.
J. MoRRELL 4 CO. ANNUAL OUT.
ING TO TAKE PLACE At EL-
DON; PLANS PERFECTED.

The committee in charge Of the ar.
rangements for the twentieth annual
outing of John Morrell E. Co., COM
posed Of Joe Hanrahan of the killing
department. Ralph Hess of the tank
room and Edmund Denefe of the local
room visited Eldon Tuesday afternoon
and completed arrangements with the
management Of the Big Four fair for
the annual picnic of the packing en-
ployes. 1t was decided to hold the
outing in connection with the fair,
August IS, one of the busiest days Of
the fair week.
Railroad and admission tickets will
be sold at the time keepers Office one
week in advance of the picnic to avoid
rush at the last day and those who
make their purchase in advance will
be given a souvenir free with the rail
road and fair grounds ticket There is
a beautiful shady grove on the grounds.
The trains will run to the fair grounds
entrance. Good racing, baby racks,
merry go round, ferris wheel and di.
vers other amusements will be provid-
ed as we'll as vaudeville and other at
fractions too numerous to mention.
You cannot afford to miss the TWEEN.
tieth annual outing and fail to see the
faces. Be sure to secure your tickets
In advance. Committee.-Advert
ment.
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MUSK. RAT EUROPE.

The American muskrat Is invading
Germany He has not come directly
from America, but by way of Austria.
About nine years ago a large land
owner of Bohemia imported ten pairs
OF the animals from America and turn
ed them loose on his estate, which lies
some twenty-five miles from Prague.
They propogated rapidly and soon over
ran all Bohemia. Recently they have
crossed the Saxon frontier into Ger
many, and now it is regarded as only
a question of time when all German
streams and lakes will be infested with
them. The spread of the animals is
regarded with alarm by fishermen; for
1t is claimed that, although vegetar-
ian in America, the musk rat has be-
come carnivorous in Europe, and the
whole tribe of fishes, from the delicate
brook trout to the heavy, mud sodden
carp, is preyed upon by him indiscrim-
1nately. Another of the evil habits
of the animal is that he burrows into
the dams of fish ponds and lets out the
water. While the American visitor
was at first regarded as valuable &C
QUESTION to the fauna of the country
and was protected against poachers,
there is now general demand that he
be declared an outlaw against whom
everybody shall be invited to make
war
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CITY MANAGER DEVELOPMENTS.

CITY MANAGER DEVELOPMENTS.
Another important city, II all goes
well, will soon be In the market for a
manager The Sandusky, Ohio, char
ter commission has completed its char
ter, which will be submitted to the
people this month This document
calls for a commission of five mem
bers to be elected by system of pre-
ferential voting, and city manager.
Sandusky has 10000 inhabitants.
Big Rapids, Mich, adopted similar
charter last year.
In Athens, Ca, charter is under
discussion. BY q curious perversion
the governing body is designated
"board OF city managers" and the city
manager Is called the "city superinten-
dent"
In the near future the National Mu-
nicipal league will publish tho reports
of it's committee on commission gov
eminent for 1911 and 1914 in pamphlet
form. The first Of these is devoted to
the basic features of the commission
plan as an instrument of democracy.
The later report devotes more atten-
ton to the administrative organization.
The combination of the commission
plan with the city manager into the
''commission-manager'' plan received
the unqualified endorsement OF the
league at its meeting In November,
1918. ~
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SEWN OUR.

The Queen Esther society was de-
liphtfullv entertained at the home OF
Rev. Babbs Monday by Mrs Babbs and
Mrs. J, M. Stone After short business
session, the Queen Esther furnished the
numbers Of the evenings program. Re-
freshments Of ice cream and cake were
served, after which they all departed
for their various homes.
ID. n. Kerby was a business vls1tor
in Centerville Tuesday morning
Rev. ]. r. A. Alexander left Saturday
for, Tennessee where his family Is. He
Mrs. C. L. Wisehart visited here over
Sunday with her mother Mrs. 6. w.
Mrs. N. D. Wood and daughter Ruth
were visiting relatives and friends at
Mystic Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Laurie of Numa
returned to their home at the first Of
the week after visiting In this city sew
eral days with relatives and friends.
Miss Winnie Winsler Of Udell, la.
is visiting here this week with her
sister Mrs. Roy Miller.
Mrs. Jas. Shook went to Mercer, Mo-,
the first of the week to spend several
DAYS with her daughter Mrs. N. v.
Chandler.
Mrs. John Mayors and daughter OF
Abba were visiting here last week with
j. r. Mayors and family.
Miss Leona Pratt returned to her
home at Trenton, Mo, Sunday after a
visit with her brother w. w. Pratt and
wife.
c. o. Hawley went to Colfax Sunday
to attend the state convention of the
Churches Of Christ.
C, F. Cochren was visiting In Gault
Mo-, Sunday with his friend o. s. Hill
\ harm belonging to H. M. Connor
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who lives west Of here was struck by
liphtninp Sunday afternoon and burned
to the ground.
w. S. Merritt and A. E. Cramer re-
where they had been attending the
state republican convention.
w. o. Bateman and family and Har-
nv Bower and family were over sun
da visitors with relatives and friends
Mrs Irene Greer. Of Cedar Rapids
v,sttad here over Sunday with relatives
and friends. . :.
N. M. Shepherd and son Leslie left
wednesday for Kansas where they ex-
meet to spend several Weeks with rela :
tives and friends.
Rev, A. E. Clemens was In Moulton
Monday attending convention OF zap
fist churches.
Sunday visitor in this city with rela-
tives and friends.
W. H. Wright was business visitor
in Ottumwa Wednesday. Mesdames W.
A. and J. A. Evans and MRS. l. n.
Tenant returned Thursday from OF
tumwa where they had been visiting
few days with the F. e. Rouse FAMILY.
Miss Edna Conklin Of Belle Paine,
Iowa, is visiting here this week with
ner grandparents -"i '~iAN N>' - "
Tedrow.
Z Mrs. S. M. Ellis returned to her home
Tuesday after visiting IN this city a
few days with herssons. -
Mrs. David Thapp and daughter Miss
Jennie OF. Clarinda were over Sunday
visitors in this city with Mrs. 5. J. Nor
rison and w. s. Evans and families.
Miss Fannie Keller has gone to
Rochester, Mimi, to take care OF her
cousin Mrs. NJ. Darrah.
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NAMES WILL BE
PUT IN BUILDING

Mt. Pleasant July 1S.-The old sold
iers are jubilant over the result of
their conference with the board of SUI
pervisors, concerning the placing of
bronze tablets Of Henry county sold
iers. The committee which appeared
before the board consisted of the fol-
lowing members of the G. A. r.:
Messrs. King, Hobart, G.. w. Laird and
Webb Pixley, and they presented argu-
ments In favor Of having the tablets
placed in the rotunda of the new court
house instead of In the soldiers room
in the basement. After a brief discus
sion John r. Hughes proposed reso-
luton that the request of the old sold
1ers should be granted and 1t was
passed. Instead of being relegated to
the basement these tablets will there
fore occupy place of honor in the
main part of the new court house.
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EASE up on STOCK MEN.

AS result of recent ruling by
government officials who are in charge
Of combating against spread of animal
diseases, cattle that have been dipped
once under state or federal supervision
may be shipped from an area quaran-
tined for ticks to market center
where there are proper dipping facil-
tiles and the department of agriculture
an inspector. After second
dipping there under his supervision the
cattle may be sold for any purpose.
Hitherto it has been necessary In
times of drought for cattle owners in
uuarantined areas to slaughter their
stock or sell it for slaughter for what
ever 1t would bring. The resulting loss
will. 1t is hoped be done away with
under the new regulation.
The provision permitting, under GER
tain strict conditions, the transporta-
ton of hogs from public stockyards in
% interstate commerce has been made
possible by the discovery by govern
ment scientists of serum, which, In
their opinion, renders swine immune
to hog cholera. Hitherto all stock
yards have been considered as infected
with this disease. Now, however, it
is considered safe to permit the ship
ment Of hogs which have been treated
with the serum and which show no
symptoms of suffering from any form
Of disease AS result of this it is ex-
pected that thousands of light weight
hogs will be sent from the stockyards
to the country for feeding and fatten-
ing and that the country's total produc-
ton OF pork will be greatly increased
thereby.
The new regulations also withdraw
all permission for the use Of nicotine
solutions, coal-tar creosote. and cresol
preparations in the official dipping of
cattle and sheep for scabies. This step
has been made necessary by the diff
flculty experienced in keeping baths OF
this nature at a strength sufficient to
eliminate all danger of disease with
out having them so strong as to be in
furious to the animals themselves.
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WILL HAVE GOOD
SERVICE FOR FAIR

|, Des Moines, July ia one minute
service on the Des Molnes city railroad
and five minutes shuttle train service
on the Rock Island to the fair grounds
is the announcement made by omc1als
of the two transportation departments.
E. e. Shloss, the transportation super
intendent of the street car line, prom
Uses 46 cars added to the service which
will call for the employment OF one
hundred extra men. Howe Ray, dis-
trict passenger agent of the railroad
has already prepared for the coming
event. Close to 200 special cars VIII
be congregated here. Special trains
will be run from Atlantic, West Liber-
ty, Sibley, Mason City and Allerton.
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Twenty-Five Years Ago.
: From The Courier Files

ganizing a union for the mutual pro.
lection and lettering Of their coldi-
tons. ttt35s 81
July 22.--Frank Worcester has sold
the olu Baptist church to Charley
Ream and the dwelling next TO it to
Dora Nation, and both have been
moved away. The ground Is nov
cleared ready for commencing work
on four new brick fats.
The Y. M. c. A., excursion Saturday
was a complete success. Before the
train reached Burlington they had $50
in the crowd. Eighty-six persons
went from Ottumwa and they. allpre-
ported that they had a nice time, both.
Burlington and return.
Riggs & Kendall are putting down56
feet of cement walk for Jones Z
Buchanan. in front Of their new store
building on Second street. /,
July 24.-The Electric Railway Co..
have notified the mayor that they will
not accept the ordinance as amended
to lay tea tram rail on North Court
street, because the expense Of the
rail added to laying concrete walks,
sodding or graveling track, adds 81
300 per mile to the expense, and the
company thinks it unjust to impose
this as they think, unnecessary cost on
them.
Lieut.. D. V. Jackson OF Muscatine.,
has been appointed inspector Of rihe
practice by Col. P. w. McManus for
the Second regiment encampment at
Fl Madison. And Lieut.. Jackson may
prepare to score Company G as the
winner in the rifle practice. &
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t. f
P. A. Blackford and wife went to
Burlington Thursday.
r. E. Mcdonald has traded his farm
Of 12O acres in Harrisburg township to
VIM. Shuttle for property on West Hill,
Burlington and will give possession
March 1. y.
James Peebler was called home the
first Of the week by the sickness OF
their body. y, VI.
Alcie Wright Of keokuk visited with
friends here the first of the week.
Mrs. Nell Phelps Of Agency visited at
the Tade home the first OF the week.
J. w. Blaclsford returned from the
republican state convention at Des
Moines.
Enoch Berry OF Salem and the Henry
county soil expert were in town We'd
nesday. aE
A hard rain accompanied by high
wind came 20 this section Thursday
afternoon I
Alfred Watson of Davenport lis visit
Ing his mother Mrs. Lide Watson.
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WHAT DOES WEALTH MEAN
TO YOu2

It makes us stop and think to see an
item like this:
Hammond, Ind.-Receiving a letter
from Greece that he is heir to a ST.
100000 estate, Matthias Constante, a
steel worker here, has hired five close
friends at $4,000 a year apiece to help
him spend his money. That is all they
will have to do.
This man has the same view OF
riches that the Huns and Goths had
fifteen hundred years ago. lots to eat
and drink. money to spend! The pow
er that wealth gives, the room for liv.
ing and serving, the long reach of it
toward the future under the fostering
Of science-to all things Matthias Con-
stante Is blind. What does wealth
mean to you? What dream of yours
would come true If you had $7,00O,00O
at your command tomorrow?-Collier
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An Oklahoma town has decreed q
unique institution which is to be
known as Take 1t Back Day." and
is to be observed each year on day
in June to be selected by the mayor
People who have borrowed money and
failed to return it will be annually re.
minded of their remissness, and urged
to discharge the debt. The first cole.
bration has just occurred, and is re.
ported to have been a great success.
A newspaper dispatch says: MANY
persons who had grudges against 9th
ers also took advantage of the good
feeling inspired by the day to make
up, and several neighborhood feuds
were ended"
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Representative Pou of North Caro-
lima pointed out in a recent speech In
the house that the Underwood tariff
bill, the traditional issue between the
democrats and republicans, attracted
some non-democratic votes. He named
Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania,
Progressive; Representative MacDon-
aid, Michigan, progressive; Represen-
tative Manahan, Minnesota, republi-
can; Representative Ripley, Pennsyl-
vania, progressive; and Representa-
tive Stafford, Wisconsin, republican, as
comprising the honor roll OF non
democrats who voted for the Under
wood tariff.
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WE ALREADY HAVE THEM

The republica. latform advocates
the initiative and referendum. The
constitution of Iowa, written in 1857,
provided for the referendum Of certain
matters, but recently no attention has
been paid to that fact. What's the
sense in advocating in the platform,
something we already have in the con-
stitution? If we ignore certain pro-
vision of the state constitution, isn't
1t ridiculous to advocate it in party
platform? In view of recent actions
In Iowa, such resolution seems to
some extent needless. 4
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CHARLTON.

Miss Mamie Carlan returne yester-
day afternoon from a two weeks Visit
with friends In Davis. City, Leon and
Lamont
Mrs. s. B. Swift and daughter Merle
leave Monday for a visit in Braddyville
with the formers aunt whom she has
not seen for many years.
Emory Martin and two little daugh-
tcrs spent the day yesterday with rela-
tives in Ottumwa.
Miss Daisy Tharp was guest Of rel
atives in Osceola yesterday.
Mrs. John Gill returned last evening
from a brief visit in Lucas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Evans.
Miss Stella Lutz Of Pittsburgh, Pa,
returned home yesterday after a visit
in the city with her aunts Mesdames
Thos. Patton and J. T. Braden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Goltry Of Water
Vile, Kans., who had been visiting in
this city with his sisters Mesdames H.
w. and G. ]. Gi.tinger, left yesterday
in their auto for Oskaloosa where they
will visit at the home of his brother
Mrs. H. W. Gittinger accompanied
them.
Miss Fora Stewart went to Abba to
spend a few days at the Cramer home
Miss Mary Berge OF Davenport.
Wash, is visiting in this city with her
..
relatives.
Dan Tharp of Chicago came yester-
day for visit with his sister-in- law.
Mrs. Cora Tharp Of this city, and with
his parents at Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. e. Smith spent the
day yesterday with friends in Rus,
SELL
Boyd Edwards 4 departed yesterday
morning for three weeks visit in
Stoneham. Colo, with his uncle.
The Misses Anna and Florence
Braden viH;ted friends in Lucas yes
terday
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Johnston and two
daughters Louise and Marsery left
yesterday for visit in Cromwell with
Mrs. Johnston's parents
Mr.. and Mrs Ervil Lamb returned
last evening from few days visit in
I.acona with his brother Max Lamb
and wife.
w. H. Smyth left this morning for
Perry where he will spend a week with
s-s- a-"-htar Mrs. Ethel Smith
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NEW TARIFF CONTRACTS FOR.
EIGN TRADE.

The excess of exports over imports
this year Is $250,000,000 less than last
year and the department of commerce
Is seeking consolation for this unwel-
come slump in the thought that the
United Kingdom imported 1852, 900
more than it exported, and that the
German balance is also on the wrong
side. But the statement given out by
the department is the sort of half
truth that Is worse than an outright
misstatement.
The United States has long been and
still Is a borrowing nation. 1t has
60 to the old countries to get money to
develop its vast resources, and 1t is
imperative that it send goods abroad
to pay the interest. England and Ger
many are lending nations and the OK
cess of imports over exports is requir-
ed to balance the account with other
countries. II we do not send raw ma
terials and manufactured goods abroad
COLO has to be sent instead. So to at
tempt to minimize the serious signiti-
canoe of slump In the export balance
by saying that other nations import
more than they export Is misleading
The export balance this year is $780,
100000 while last year it was $652,eOO,-
900 and the year before 1851 100000; in
1911 it was $522,00,O0o. Only twice
since 1897 has it fallen below $500 ,OOO,-
900. No sophistries can explain away
the facts that the exports of American
products have fallen of during the past
yea. and that the import of foreign
products has Increased. Instead of try
Ing to explain 1t away the department
of commerce should tell congress to
stop meddling 80 that business conf
dence can be restored and American
manufacturers can enjoy the benefit of
expanding markets instead of suffering
from tho effects Of contraction. Phil
adelphia Public Ledger.
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4 July 1S.-Col. Ballingall telegraphs
the Courier, from Chicago that he will
return tonight SO as to be sure to be
here at the meeting tomorrow at 4:3O
.. m, at city hall to consider, the mat
ter of accepting his proposed donation
of ground on which to erect soldiers
monument. Col. Ballingall is on his
way home from meeting of the hotel
keepers OF New York at Buffalo which
he attended by special invitation.
T. D. Foster left for Chicago last
night, and Geo. A. Brown and w. n.
Fetzer go this evening. While there
they will contract for seats and the
stained glass for the new Presbyterian
church.
July 19.-The stage joists of the new
opera house are now In position. The
stage In this opera house will be down
cellar. and not up in the garnet as they
usually are, and everybody can see
what is on 1t.
A telephone will be put in the lunch
house opposite the depot. Its use will
be free to telephone subscribers and
will pay to Jim Il.
Walker Ave cents each lime they use
It. This will be great convenience
to the public.
July 2O.-J. w. Working who for
many years occupied the position OF
train master of the c. B. & c., on the
east Iowa division, but who was dis
placed by the recent division changes,
has gone back to the road and taken
up his old run on Nos. and 2.
The blacksmiths of the city are re-
ouested to meet at Musselmans shop
on Green street next Saturday, July
20. at 8 o'clock for the purpose OF or
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HINTON TO HAVE
NEW WATERWORKS

Hinton, July 18.-At the special cleo
ton held Tuesday the proposition to
establish waterworks and bond the
town for $4,000 carried by more than
a 2 to l vote. There, were ffty-two
ballots cast at the election. OF this
number IS were for waterworks and 16
against the. proposition. There was
one spoiled ballot. The large vote
cast and the handsome majority ex.
presses the will Of the people In no I'M
certain terms and every one seems
we'll satisfied wit hthe result
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SCHOOL RECEIVES
AID FROM STATE

Storm Lake, July 1s.-The Newell
consolidated school district, which In
cludes nearly all OF Newell township,
Buena Vista county is one of the first
consolidated schools in the state to re.
ceive state aid. 1t has recently receiy.
ed warrants for $3.50 and $3.50, a total
of $1,000. 1t has been consolidated for
four years and has proved successful
every way. 1t has corps OF teachers
and includes instruction in domestic
science, manual training and agrtcul-
ture.
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WEST POINT BARN
BURNED TO GROUND

West Point, July 1S.-The barn on
the Ben ]. Soppe farm burned to the
ground, the loss being total. Shortly
before 5 o'clock Mr.. soppe passed the
barn going to the pasture, everything
was all right seemingly, but on his re-
turn he saw smoke issuing from the
barn and before he could get help 1t
was all in flames. The loss is betW cen
$500 and $500 with $3.50 insurance. 1t
is not known how the fire originated
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BIG ALTON MILL
SEEMS TO BE DOOMED

Alton, July 18.-The ultimate fate
of the big mill, the former property OF
the Alton Milling Co., is still a mys-
terry to any one in Alton. P. G. Kelly
of Chicago, who held a large mortgage
on the property. has bid In the mort
gage and is the present owner what
is to become of the huge building with
its machinery and powerful steam en-
CINE can only be guessed at.
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the little station, but the traveller
seemed In no great hurry to get
aboard. With watch in hand the con.
ductor waited. Finally he looked to.
ware the fair passenger impatiently.
Madam" said he, with another
glance at his watch. III you are going
on this train you must get aboard"
".Tust minute" returned the pas
senger with Illustrated expression,
II must give my sister kiss"
Get aboard, MISS" obligingly re-.
sponded the conductor, Il will attend
to that"