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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Sou. Pacific Stock
Raised S2O,OOO,OOO

b. LOUISVILLE, KY, April Stock
holders of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road met here to-day for the annual
election of directors, and in special
meeting to authorize the issuance of
500. 600 900 additional stock necessary
because of the conversion clause in
the S55, 900, 900 bond issue
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
RUMMAcE SALE FOR CHURCH

The women Of the UniVersaIlst
Church will conduct rummage sale
Friday and Saturday for the benefit
of charity, the sale to be held at the
church, All having ole clothes or
other articles to give away are asked
to communicate with Mrs l., j.
Daniel.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
GINA. Cadets in Drill
For Slaton and staff

Governor John NJ. Slaton and his
staff and members of the Old Guard
Will be guests Of the Georgia Military
Academy College Park. at dress pa
rade Thursday afternoon al $3.50
o'clock. The visitors 10 see the stu
dents under expert instructors go
through difficult maneuvers usually
performed by seasoned troops.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
LIeHrNlNe CAUSES $4,000 FlRE.

ATHENS, April S.-The Pittard-
Collie Manufacturing Company and
the Pittard Banking Company, of
Winterville five miles from Athens,
We're burned to-day, with a loss of
$4,000. partly covered by $14,500 in
surance. Lightning is supposed to
have caused the fire.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Says 5 Men Beat Her
For Resisting Search

Charging that they broke three of her
ribs. disocated her hip and caused her
to be confined 10 her bed for six weeks
while searching her home in EagJ ,
Park. near Atlanta, for liquor Mrs NJ
H. Mcdonald filed suit for $4,000 against
John G. oliver, John Carter and a. c..
Logan i'm Superior Court Wednesday.
She asserts that they came 10 her
home in November, 1912, and began a
search for whisky She charges that
Oliver and Carter struck her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08

Thomas W. Hardwick. Senatorial
candidate. is after the State ENecu-
tive Committee good and proper-and
particularly with reference TO its
county unit primary ideas.
In a Washington dispatch Mr.
Hardwick is quoted as stating: II
shall assail the action Of the commit
tee as unjust and unfair
There Is no reason why a primary
should not be called by which the
person who receives the highest num-
Der Of votes should be declared the
nominee. Tho run-on plan would be
more satisfactory than the county
unit plan that has been adopted.
n am not pleased with the action
Of the COMMITTEES and the people Of
Georgia VIII he shown the injustice
Of the plan adopted
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
ATTLERS GIVE
PEOPLE FRIGHT
PRANK OF TWO LADS WITH
SNAKES CAUSE DEPOT PA.
IRONS TO SEEK SAFETY.

1t was the prank of two boys but the
unsuspecting persons gathered about
the union depot when Burlington No. s.
the afternoon express came rumbling
in, did not see the joke as did the lads
The women shrieked, gathered their
already tight skirts tighter about them
and sought places of refuge. Some
tried to negotiate baggage truck but
the decree of dame fashion. who has
ordered milady to wear tight skirts,
forbade this exit from supposed dan
ger. Men who witnessed the sight
gave way, found places OF vantage
where they might see and be out of
danger. Many threw up their hands in
the attitude of supplication for deliver
ance and Others made a solemn vow to
never again drink any of the squirrel
brand booze that Is peddled about the
city. And the cause:
Donald Schamp and Stewart Salter,
two youths who have the requisite
amount Of regard for fun, walked
along the platform, appearing from ap-
parently nowhere just as the train
pulled into the station Thursday after
noon. Wrapped about their necks and
persons generally were huge rattle
snakes that bore every semblance to
being deadly poisonous and full OF
venom; writing and curling about in
frenzy as If anxious to strike those
who came near them. The two boys
assumed an nonchalant air and strobe
along the platform being given wider
path than would be accorded militant
suffragettes on destruction bent. The
two reptiles measured five feet in
length with bodiea>of propcrtionate
size. The boys weee taking the snakes
to the depot where young Salter is en-
ployed and their appearance caused
stir among the crowds of both gentler
and sterner sex assembled about the
station.
The fangs of the reptiles had been
and they were considered
harmless but the persons who saw
them for the first time, were unaware
of this. The boys bought the rattlers
from snake farm in Texas and will
keep them for pets.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
.WAPELLO COUNTY
HISTORY IS OUT
FACTS AND FIGURES RELATING
TO EARLY DAYS HAVE BEEN
CAREFULLY COMPILED,

The two volume history of Wapello
county which has been in preparation
for several months past is Off the press
now and has arrived in the city, hav-
ing been delivered today to the pur.
chasers. The books are bound in
black and dark green morocco and
cloth bindings. The first volume con-
tains 433 pages while volume two has
615 pages. The frontispiece of the first
book contains very good likeness OF
Harrison l.. Waterman of Ottumwa,
who was the supervising editor of the
history.
The books contain a very complete
and detailed story of the county, the
city and their inhabitants since the
very early days when the Indians
roamed the prairies upon which Of
tumwa and the other cities of the
county now stand. The facts and
figures Of these pre-settlement days
are taken from the old Indian record
books and trading list entries which
are still in existence. Beside the his
torical sketches Of the county and
city the books are given over to, bio
graphical sketches Of the many of the
citizens of the county and these are
accompanied by cuts in a great many
! stances.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. S. F. Fall and daughter ADELAIDE
Of Dcs Moines have returned nome az, :
err visiting at the home OF c. Z. BAH liz
North Green street.
Mrs. Julia Swenson and daughter
Frances of Burlington have returned
home after visiting at the home OF MIS-
]. 3. Gephart, 80 North Benton street
Mrs. Herbert Basquin and Miss
Mamie Work of Topeka, Kans., have
returned home after visiting at the
home Of W. A. Work, 3o4 North Court
street.
Mrs. James Younkin Of Trenton, Mo-.
has returned horne after visiting at the
home of ]. M. Snyder, $50 Ottumwa
street g
Miss June Bell of Sigourney has re-
turned home after visiting at the home
Of w. H. Asbury, 80 East Maple ave-
nuA
Mrs. J. A. Gum of Fremont has re-
turned home after visiting Mrs. w. A.
Heinzman, 4o3 East Fourth street.
Mrs. 6. e. Bailey Of Sterling. Colo,
visited with friends In Ottumwa en-
route to Chillicothe.
Miss Opal Weir Of 1917 East Main
street has returned home after an ex-
tended visit in Sioux Falls S. D.
Miss Alma Swigart of Williamsburg,
has returned home after visiting Miss
Myrl Farmer, 700 North Ash street.
Miss Ruth sherwood, 61O Norris
street, has gone to Davenport to visit
with friends.
Mrs. Fred H. White of Fl. Madison
has returned home after visiting Mrs.
W. A. Heinzman, 403 East Fourth st.
A petition for a writ sof attachment
entitled 10 r. Jaques VS.. Lloyd d. Bur
ton, has been filed with the clerk OF the
court. The plaintiff asks for writ
E .ainst the property. rights and credits
Of the defendant for the sum- or $l9S
with interest and costs.
Several signs calling attention of the
public to stop dumping rubbish OF va
rious kinds In a number Of places with
in the city limits that are made the re-
fuse heap by persons at present. nave!
been delivered Ky the painters and will
DE installed about the city by the street
force within the next few days Among
the places where dumping Is prohibited
the foot of Cass street and Black
hawk street, as well rs number of
,ther vacant lotS-Ehere the throwing
J. inflammable 1S6bish is fire men
ace.
, Ray Grammar Scott BIBLES and
Ambrose Bibbs had narrow escape
from serious injury Wednesday night
borne nine miles west of the city when
the taxi in which they were riding
turned over They were rounding a
curve at the time and radius rod
mapped throwing the car over on its
side. The men we're given shaking upl
but were not hurt tc any great extent
Mrs. William Culbertson and daugh
Ter Alta, SOL East Holt street, have
returned from their camp on the Skunk
river near Rubio.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
HITE MAN.

Mrs. Tom Amsberry of Hooking Wis
tied last week at the home OF her
mother Mrs. a Davis.
John Clarilson and family of Abba
and Dick Phillips had q small picnic
Thursday evening.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Owan Ellis,
Thursday. son.
Mrs. Rebekah Roach Of Des Moines
has been visiting here with friends and
relatives.
Mrs Relle Krebs returned last week
from Ohio where she has been visiting.
Mrs. August Norlander was a bust
ness caller in Abba Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Bottomly We're
business callers in Ottumwa Monday
Mrs. stephen Toy and daughter
Hazel went to Des Moines Monday
They expect to make their home there
Mrs. Lilly Dawson Of Des Moines
who has been visiting here and in AL
bia for the past week went to Charlton
Sunday evening. She expects to return
home from there.
Mrs Munsel of Hamilton visited her
niece Mrs. Nell Leike one day recently.
Miss Kate Jeffreys and Logan Dury
drove through to Des Moines in the
Glentzer auto, for a visit at the Lee
Hamilton home
Mrs. Truman of Lucas is visiting
with her daughter Mrs. Owen Ellis for
couple Of weeks.
Ed Rhyn and family went to Chart
ton Sunday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
FORMER 0T7UMWA
MAN PASSES AWAY
c. 3. kOETT OF BURLINGTON,
SUMMONED WHILE IN SIOUX
CITY HOTEL.

Word was received here Thursday
evening of the death Of G. B. koett,
formerly of this city, which occurred
in Sioux City Thursday afternoon at
$3.50. Funeral services will be held in
Burlington Monday.
Mr.. koett was born in Ottumwa
August u, 1864, and lived here until
about ten years ago, when he went to
Burlington. He was among the Bur
lington railroad firemen who struck in
1888, and after quitting the road en-
gagged in the fire insurance business.
AT the time Of his death he was spec
ial agent and adjustor for an insur-
ance company. He was on the road
most of the time, his territory COM
pising parts of Iowa. Missouri and
Nebraska. He left Burlington several
days ago and went to Sioux City,
where he was taken i'll on Monday and
was unconscious for three days.
The survivors are one daughter,
Esther, who was with him at the time
of his death, three sisters, Mary and
Agnes of Ottumwa, and Mrs. Margaret
Hess Of San Antonio, Tex, and four
brothers, Will of San Antonio Andy
of Burlington, and Chris and Aloysius
of this city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
Obituary
Mrs. Ann Cassidy,

The death of Mrs. Ann Cassidy, an
old resident of Wapello county, oc.
Cured at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Michael McInerny shout two
miles east of Ottumwa Thursday night
at 10:4O o'clock Death was largely
due to old age, Mrs. Cassidy being 50
years old ard ailnig for the past year.
The decedant resided in the county for
the past thirty-three years and for
twenty-five years in Ottumwa She is
survived by three sons, Patrick of To
ronto, Can, Michael of Milwaukee,
Richard of Sioux City and one daugh.
ter, Mrs. McInerny with whom she
mace her home.
The time Of the funeral has not been
arranged owing to the uncertainty OF
the time Of arrival OF relatives from
a distance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
PLANS
BIC HOME COMING
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS BE.
ING MADE FOR THIRD
ANNUAL EVENT.

Elaborate preparations are being
made by the committees in charge for
the third annual home coming at
COMPETING, to be, held this year on the
last Saturday in August or August 80.
Both of the gatherings held previous
to this one have been successful from
every standpoint and every indication
points to the one this year being even
better
The festivities will be centered
about the Competine Christian church
where the program will be given;
while the dinner will be served in pic
mic style in the woods nearby. The
program will consist Of music and
speaking and the complete announce
ment Of the program will be made
soon as the committee is still at work
on that part of the days events. It
is the plan Of those in charge to have
as many as possible of former Com
petine people and those who have liv-
ed in the near vicinity, to come back
for festivities which have been arrang-
ed for the day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
ALBA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Milligan were in
Ottumwa yesterday.
Mrs. VIM Reed is on the sick list this
week.
The fire department was called out
about noon yesterday to extiguish the
flames from a pile of refuse which was
set on fire just before the high wind
came up. No damage resulted.
Gus Shelquist who left Abba seven
weeks ago to visit his old home country
Sweden, returned this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Evans who
have been touring the east in their
automobile, will return to their
home in this city this week.
Misses Grace Moss of 1ndianola and
Georgia Smith of Centerville are guests
this week at the home of Mrs. J. S.
Moon.
DR.. and Mrs. T. D. Craig left yester-
day for Racine, Wis, from which place
they will drive an automobile to a
Wisconsin summer resort.
Miss Myrta Harlow, superintendent
of schools and sister Miss Cliffie Har-
low, returned yesterday from st. Paul
where they attended the meeting of the
Educational association
Miss Alice Nye yesterday went to
visit her mother in Lovilia.
Last evening the Philathea society
surprised Miss Anna Noble by going In
with we'll filed baskets for a picnic
supper in honor Of Mrs. Mobiles birth
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
WIND PLAYS HAVOC
WITH HICKORY TREE

The high wind which accompanied
the heavy rain storm visiting Ottumwa
and vicinity Thursday afternoon play
ed havoc with big hickory in the
yard of Samuel Hawks, 500 Clarence
street. The tree which stood between
forty-tive and fifty feet high was of the
common shell bark hickory variety and
measured about foot through the
trunk The branches did not appear
on the tree until near the top leaving
considerable of straight bare trunk.
The heavy wind snapped the tree off
about twenty feet above the ground as
clean and sharp as if it had been done
with a cross cut saw. While the
Hawks family are lamenting the loss
of the shade of the tree, the young
sters about the neighborhood are De-
moaning the fact that they will not
be able to gather nuts from the tree
as it has proven very popular place
for all of them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
MRS. LEASURE is
BURIED AT ABINGDON

Batavia, July 1.-THE funeral Of
Mrs. Pearl Leasure of Oskaloosa who
shot herself at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Rex Raney, some three miles
northeast of here on Monday, was held
Thursday at Abingdon and the inter
ment was made there. Mrs. Leasure
was a widow and shot herself through
the heart Monday while visiting her
sister. She lived for twenty-four
hours after firing the fatal shot. A
seven year old daughter and two sis
tiers. Mrs. Rex Raney of Batavia and
sister who resides in Oskaloosa sur
vive. In her mail Monday were clip
pings from a newspaper announcing
the engagement Of a man for whom
she is said to have cared.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
BOY IS KILLED
BY LIGHTNING
11.YEAR OLD GLENN BEDFORD
HlLLSBORO.

Glenn Bedford, the 13-year old foster
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Decker of
near Hillsboro. was struck by light,
ming and instantly killed in the storm
which passed over southern Iowa
Thursday afternoon.
The lad came to the American
Home Finding association in this >ltv
six years ago, and was placed in the
Decker home about three months ago.
U. Is. Smith OF the as
ISOLATION left last evening for lis.
boro to take charge of the re ms.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed. Owing TO telephone con.
nections being down in that vicinity
no particulars of the accident could be
learned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
TO AID COkv|CTs
AFTER RELEASE
FEW. FEANk WILCOX TO ADDRESS
MEMS BIBLE CLASSES AT
BAPTIST CHURCH.,

An organized effort to help the re.
Leased prison convict make a good citi-
zen is to be made Sunday at the First
BAPTIST church when Rev. Frank G..
Wilcox, assistant superintendent of
the Iowa division of the Society for
the Friendless will present his plan
before union meeting of the mems
bible classes of Ottumwa.
Geo. Cosson, attorney general, is
president of the society. Mr.. Wilcox
says that the society works both to put
the released convict on his feet and
to remedy conditions that cause crime,
He can tell of many interesting in.
stances of how the helping hand of the
society and friends has made II possi.
Bile for the man out of prison to get
start and regain his own and the pub
lies self respect. The first few days
or weeks after one is given his free.
dom are critical, and often tells wheth.
er he is to drift back to crime or not
Mr.. Wilcox believes that in most in.
stances where this happens it is be-
cause the man found doors for honest
employment closed to him. This is,
where the society comes in and saves
him from return to crime. He esti,
mates that the work of the society has
saved Iowa three-quarters of a million
dollars in making good citizens in,
stead of criminals out of men that
have been influenced to live right
The union meeting of the various
mems bible classes is called for $50
o'clock and every man is welcome to
attend. The meeting will close in time
for the regular morning church serv.
ice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18

members of the herd and even then the
wolves in their desperation would brake
through the Gordon and succeed in nam
stringing calf or some other member
of the herd. | have known antelope
when hard pressed to take shelter I'M
der the protection Of the great buffalo
bulls. The wolves in the antelopes
chase divide themselves into stations
or relays and when one pack has
chased the quarry distance. another
pack, sometimes only one, will take up
the chase and so on until the beasts
either hamstrings or otherwise cap
lures the antelope. The antelope
falls victim of the savage wolves,
the latter being able to run crosslots
and maintain the chase at the same
time. l have often seen drove OF
these beautiful animals the antelope,
being actually huddled close together
for self protection and protection OF
their fawns while the wolves would be
leisurely sitting on their launches
YEARLY waiting for an opening to make
a charge / have seen this sight most
consciously on the rabbit ear plains
on the Bear Creek route of which |
will speak later on.
We replenished our larder from this
herd of bison A wagon was brought.
the meat loaded and we all Joined
hands and circled around the different
messes for more juicy steak.
| promised you I would speak of the
different routes west of the Arkansas
river, but as space will not permit at
this time will take you from the Great
Bend of the Arkansas river west to a
future period.
James King.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18

The Hagenbeck-Wallace circus which
showed here on Monday of this wee's
met with considerable trouble Thuls-
day afternoon at Burlington on &C
count of the heavy wind and rain
storm which came UP just before the
afternoon performance opened. This
mornings Burlington Hawk-Eye tells
of the near panic in the following:
The worst storm of wind rain and
lightning that Burlington has expert,
enced this year broke over the city
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Trees were blown down, fences wreck
ed, and much damage done in and
about the city. The rain fell in tor
rents and the display of lightning has
never been exceeded in Burlington.
comm action had it not been circus day,
and not some five thousand people who
were gathering in, the main tent OF
time Those within the tent had q
narrow escape from serious panic and
it is a wonder that there was no one
in that vast crowd NAMED or killed.
AS it was, when the people were seat
ing an overture preparatory to the be-
ginning of the performance, the stormy
broke in all it's fury and in minute
all was confusion. No attempt was
made to go on with the performance,
energies to strengthening the main
tent and to keep the throng of people
from becoming panic stricken.
1t was heroic task, however, and
had it not been for the aid rendered
by cool heads among the spectators,
might have failed. A great many PEG.
pie within the main tent rushed to
the exits just in time to see the animal
tent blown down. There were many
people in this tent when the storm
broke, but they all escaped before the
canvas collapsed, only the animal
trainers and the circus people were in
that tent when it fell. Being experts
in such emergencies they crawled from
under the canvas, and soon had it
wrapped about the animal cages so as
to prevent the wild beasts from be.
coming more frightened than they
were.
The deluge of rain had much to do
with quelling any spirit of panic.
When the people got to the entrance
and saw the storm without a great
majority of them hestitated to dash
out into it. "Stay where you are. The
tent is the safest place for everyone"
was the reassuring cry from the well
drilled circus employees The note Of
optimism was taken up by many cool
heads among the spectators and soon
the vast crowd which seemed on the
point of becoming a wild mob, cooled
down and soon were quietly waiting
until the storm blew over.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
Says VERA CRUZ
HAS LITTLE LIFE
LETTER FROM LEE CHERRY WITH
ARMY IN MEXICO TELLS OF
HAPPENINGS THERE.

Another letter has been received by
y. l.. Cherry, 1908 East Main street,
from his son Lee, who is with the
army in Vera Cruz, Mexico. This is
. The third note from the Cttumwa lad
who is one of the men in the signal
corps under General Funston's COM
mand. The letter follows:
Vera Cruz, Mex, June ~, 1914.
Dear Parents and Brothers:
will drop you few lines to let you
know the old world is still going
around down here. This leaves me as
at as fiddle. 1t is pretty hot here
but we can enjoy it doing bunk ia
igue. I have been pretty busy lately
replacing the tickers with telephones
at all the outposts which consists of
stringing wire and putting in phones.
It has begun to get dead, the same old
thing every day. Have just enough
drill and work to keep in trim. This
Is one celebration l can't celebrate.
We will have a big boat race, swim
ming contest, foot races and the cav
airy will have it's Roman race.
have another photo of our recreation
room and the outside of our quarters.
We had general inspection the Gath
which was passed very successfully by
the whole company. We receive mail
tomorrow 1t closes at 1O:45.
Tropical country has a great effect
upon the lazy. I get up every morn
ing at 5 and take shower before
breakfast l was talking to Nc
Cutcheon of Chicago, this morning;
he has more pictures and story for
the Tribune. The marines relieved
one another at the waterworks at
Eltejar this morning.
What is the excitement in Ottumwa
the Fourth Of July? The street cars
are running as usual here. They
charge six centavas which equals two
cents in gold. Not much Well it
looks as if they are going to run
Huerta out of Mexico City. hope we
can give him warm reception If he
comes this way.
Well, as l haven't anything else to
write | will send you a few photos OF
the best and newest buildings of the
city. Hoping this finds all OF you in
the best of health, will close.
Your son and brother,
Lee