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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-29
CENTERVILLE LABOR
DAY PROGRAM OUT

Centerville, Aug. 26.-The Labor day
program follows:
500 a. m.-Music by four great
bands, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Abba and
Centerville.
Vocal music at intervals during the
day.
10:30 a. m.--Parade will form and
start.
Prizes given for best floats in the
parade; for best decorated automobile,
and for best labor union float.
1900 m.-Dinner.
1880 p. m.-Address of welcome,
Mayor S. w. Bryant of Centerville.
Address,. s. Mccullough, Monon-
gehlia City, Pa, ex-yice president ..
M. w. A., and of national reputation
as Z sound reasoner and splendid
talker.
Address,. c. shannessy, St. Louis,
Mo-, general organizer of international
BARRIERS union. An entertainer of ma
tional note and good talker.
Address-By representative Center.
vile business men.
Contest for first aid to injured
teams, Immediately following speak.
ing, which will be both beneficial and
instructive, for which suitable cash
prizes will be given.
Free Observation-Disclosures acts;
balloon ascension and parachute leap;
potato race for boys under IL; so yard
straight away race for girls under IL;
prizes will be given.
Good baseball game.
Committee and band will meet all
incoming trains.
Plenty of ice water on grounds in
convenient places for everybody.
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KEOKUK DAM OPEN
TO VISITORS SEPT. Z

Keokuk, Aug. 2s.-On Labor day,
Monday September T. which is legal
holiday, the big water power works
here in the Mississippi will be thrown
open to visitors from to o'clock.
This is in addition to the open dates
Of each Sunday until the last of Sep
TENDER which we're announced lately.
The number Of visitors to the works
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SELL MISSISSIPPI ISLAND.

Burlington, Aug. 27.-The state land
department has sold to Oran l.. Asby
of Kingston an island In the Missis-
sippi river, fifteen miles north Of Bur-
lington, for $126. The island covers
thirty-three acres and was appraised
at 81 an acre. The purchaser, It Ia
said, intends to use the island for
hunting.
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Also Cautious

carpenter to make repairs In private house
apartment Of the house with his
prentice and began to work
Mary the lady said to her maid see that jewel case
10 locked It once!"
The carpenter understood lie watch and
significant and handed them
his apprentice:
John" said he take these right back to the shop 1t
seems that this house isn't safe"
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SILVER HOME BURNS
TO THE GROUND

Cantril, Aug. 27.-The farm house
owned by Mrs. ]. M. Silver and occu-
pied by Chas. Roberts was burned
Wednesday about o'clock. The fire
caught from a defective fiue. A part
of the household goods were saved.
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You can buy, rent or sell farms through the
Courier Want Columns. One-half cent word
City Property For Sale

FOR SALE-ACCOUNT OF LEAVING
the city modern steam heated room
house nearly new, North Side, within
walking distance Of business section.
VIII sell at bargain and give easy
terms. Address A-2SA care Courier.
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Webb and family.
Miss Ethel Tharp who ID training to
be q nurse at st. Louis, Mo-, arrived
last week to visit a few days with her
father Thomas Tharp and family
Misses Ada, Phyllis and Dorothy
the week with their grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. J. c. Phillips and other rela-
tiyes and friends.
M. McGahey left Tuesday for Grace
vile, Mimi, for business visit OF a
few days.
Mrs. Dick Kinnick and daughter
Dorothy of Ottumwa are visiting In
this city this week with Otto Thomas
and family.
The seymour public schools will
open Monday Sept 7th.
Mrs. Bert Noel was visiting in
Jerome Tuesday with friends.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne O'Neil
Friday Of last week, a baby boy.
r. b. Aten was business visitor in
Trenton, Mo, Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Otto Thomas and daughter Miss
Moreno, Mrs. Dick Kinnick and daush-
ter Dorothy, William Shannon and
Miss Winifred Evans were visiting in
Centerville and Mystic Tuesday with
friends.
Mrs. f. l.. Ammons and Mrs. N. M.
Shepherd were Ottumwa visitors Tues.
day.
Perry Davidson Of Keosauqua IL
visiting in this city with his sister Mrs.
j. e. Scott.
Mrs. l.. Hickerson and daughter Of
Carriazozo, New Mexico, arrived last
week to spend several days visiting
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Edwin Burchett left Tuesday
for Minneapolis, Mimi, to visit several
days with friends.
Mrs Frank Reding and son Merl left
Thursday for Goodland, Kansas. where
they will visit few days with relatives
and from there will go to Colorado
Springs, Colo, to spend short time.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Donald and Mrs.
j. F.. Gittinger. went to Keokuk We'd
nesday to visit with relatives.
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Miscellaneous

WILL CRY YOUR
sales for 10 commission and will
guarantee satisfaction or no charge,
Eli Swain, Blakesburg, la.
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VILLAGE CREEK.

S. P. Hartman spent wednesday at
his fruit farm.
Miss Florence Edgington Of South
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KELSOR FUNERAL
.s HELD AT CHARLTON

Charlton, Aug 27.-Many friends in
Charlton will learn with deep regret
Of the death of William Keysor, which
occurred at his home In Charlton on
Monday, Aug. "a, 1914, at the age Of
II years, five months and twenty nine
days, after lingering illness with
paralysis and complication of trou-
bles. Funeral services, conducted by
Rev. Burhl Gilpin, were held at the
home yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
after which the remains we're laid to
rest in the Charlton cemetery.
William Keysor was born on March
30, 1S43, in Morrow county, Ohio. He
moved from there with his parents to
Brooklyn, Iowa, where he was married
in the fall of 1867 to Miss Annie G.
Kittenring. From there he moved to
Kansas and from there to Missouri.
and then back to Lucas county, Iowa,
from 1872 until 1901, when he moved
to Charlton where he has since re-
sided.
To Mr.. Keysor and his wife two chill
dren were born, son. Eugene Har-
old, who died on August 10, 1883, and
daughter, Mrs. Mumford Of this city.
Mrs. Keysor passed away on March
10, 1911, and since that time he has
made his home with his daughter.
Three sisters are also living, Mrs.
Alsinda Norris of Montezuma; Mrs.
Fronia Sleggle' of Coon Rapids, and
Mrs. Purlia Stephenson of Hutchinson,
Kan. During his long residence here
Mr.. Keysor had won innumerable
friends by his genial ways and kind
disposition, and his passing away will
be regretted by all who knew him.
The sympathy of the community will
be freely extended to the sOrrowing
daughter and sisters who survive.
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FOUR ONE CHANCE-1ss ACRE
farm, finely improved, 2 miles town,
40 head registered Hereford cattle,
D young team brood mares, harness,
wagon, hay and feed, immediate pos
session, all goes for $s7.50 per acre on
a $4,000 cash payment. Don't stop to
write but come Immediately. A. l.
Cannon. WOODBURY., Clarke County,
Iowa, Route~2.
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THE HELFENsTEIN REUNION.

Creston, Aug. 27.--Mrs. c. II. Bivens
has gone to Mountain Grove, Mo-,
where she will attend family re-
union. The event will be held at the
home of the Oldest living brother of
the Helfenstein family, Jasper Helfen-
stein The mother and father are
both dead, and there are five sons and
three daughters surviving, and 1t is
expected that all of them, together
with quite few of the members Of
their families, will be present.
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Farm Property For Sale

sOR SALE - A FARM OF IS ACRES.
SPrice 1925 per acre. Frank n. Glen,
y Kirkville, Ia.
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sEY MoUR.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe West and Mrs. Jane
kiblinger Of Ash Grove, Mo-, came last
week to visit few days In this vicinity
with relatives and friends and to attend
the second annual Evans picnic, which
will be held near the Evans school
house Sunday Aug. ~.
SJ Chester and Pauline Barger are Wis
ting at Abba this week with relatives
and friends.
Kirby Caviness and wife and Fred
Taylor and wife are over on the Char
iton river this week camping and Ash
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wolf went to
Trenton, Mo-, the first Of the week to
visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Ella Duer went to Unionville,
Mo-. the first Of the week to visit a few
Eight Of the tennis stars Of this city
were in Unionvills. Mo-. Friday playing
in tennis tournament held there.
days with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Sarah Webb 10 in Centerville
this week visiting with her son Jack
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EDDYvlLLE.

George Weber. who has been visit
ing his mother, Mrs LYDIA Weber,
went to Des Moines Wednesday to take
up his duties as state secretary Of Y.
M. c.. A.
Chester Bescoe Of Keosauqua is
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COR SALE-COw; EXTRA GOOD
one: fresh. New phone 1000-J.
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IoR SALE TWO HIGH GRADE
Shropshire bucks. Good heavy boned
fellows. Prices guaranteed to please.
Call on or write Ray W. Jones, n. ~.
No. 2, Box So, Delta, Iowa.
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OR sAI,E-ONE 3 HORSE AND ONE
tx horse Stickney gasoline engines
New. Will sell at bargain Wynoi
Wilson Co., successors to iowa Au.o
Sales Co.
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Female Help Wanted
ANTED-GIRL FOR GEN MA
,ousework. Mrs. Carl Rauscher, Zlo
n. Marion. Phone 32S-x.
For Sale

on sALE-SHROPSH RAMS
chester White hogs, soWs Tor sep
ember farrow. Males ready Tor serv-
Zee, Pedigrees furnished. Bert "A.
sRandell, Mt Zion, Iowa.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
JAPANESE NAVAL SQUADRON IS
 SEARCHING FOR GERMANS
WARSAW WILL FALL

LONDON, Dec 11-One dispatch received from PetrOgrad this morning states that the Germans are now only fifteen miles rom the city of Warsaw and another dispatch from the same source states that the Russian government is warning the people that the aba- donment of Warsaw must not be taken decisive vic tory for the Germans but must be regarded as strategc move on the part of the Russians This news leads the people here to the belief that Warsaw Is about to fall and needless to say the belief is bitter one The capture ot the great city will give the Germans splendid position m which they can easily defend themselves during the winter as the river Visula will afford their line strong bar rer against attack Warsaw is fortified but the Germans are said to be descending from East Prussia in the north so that the city is threatened with being surrounded, fact which may compel the Russians to abandon It. War tion of nearly seven hundred thousand Petrograd de- saw was formerly the capital of Poland and mas ? r
 cares that the Russians are holding in check the German forces that are pushing down towards Warsaw from East Prussia but the Russian center IS doubed
 y retreatng its hardly be expected that they can hold the Germans long on their flank 1t has been learned that after the capture of Lodz the Germans pushed to the northeast along the railroad to LOwcz and towards the former Polish capital Their advance is carried out with the same rapidty that marked their advance in Belgium at the beginning of the war Otherwise they could never have reached Warsaw so quickly.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
SAYS PHILIPPINE BILL
 SHOULD COME UP NOW.
Chairman Hitchcock Says the Matter Should Be Disposed of This Session.
out the country.

WASHINGTON Dec. l1.-Chair- man Hitchcock of the senate Phillip pine committe told the committee today that the Philippine indepen- dence bill should be brought up and disposed of at the present session of congress. The opinion here is that the matter will be brought up and that the islands will receive their autonomy as such autonomy would be calculat- ed to save the islands from aggression should this country ever be embroil- ed with a Pacific power. It is admit ted that if the Filipinos do receive self government this country will still be morally bound to defend them from interference on the part of some other power but when the Philippines are once independent, it is assumed, no other power can very we'll find an excuse for attacking them.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
RUssIANs CLAM SOME SUCCESSES

LONDON Dec 11.-Whie the Russians no longer deny that they have been compelled to retreat in Poland they assert that the tide of battle is running in their favor south of CracOw where the combined AuStrO-German armies trying to move nOrhward evidently with the
 intention to threaten the Russian left and take the whole Russian army in trap It is unquestionably situation which may be regarded crisis TOT the Russian ares Should the forces succeed in that quarter the Russians may be compelled to retire all along the line and go on the defensive for the winter and enable the Germans to detach powerful forces for service in France and Belgium while also enabling the AuStrians to throw greater strength against the Servians The chief ad vantage which the Germans now enjoy and which was not in their favor in the first advance Warsaw that the country frozen and the roads have been hardened permit quick movements of military and other branches of the service
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
INCREASE or ARMY AND
 NAVY STILL AGITATING

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Secre- tary Daniels of the navy stated today that he knows the Pacific coast is not as well protected as the Atlantic coast but the department had not contract ed for the building of dreadnaughts on the Pacific coast because there are no yards on the Pacific large enough for the work. He further stated that the general opinion now is that the Atlantic fleet should not be divided for the purpose of sending warships to the Pacific as the division would cause a dangerous weakening of the power of the fleet should trouble arise with a strong naval power.
 His statement was made in con nection with agitation which has arisen over the question of the pre- paredness of the United States for war.
 Mir Daniels expressed the hope that later there will be provided for the Pacific coast full naval protection.
 He was examined today before the house committee on military affairs but the statement given above was made for the public from his office. Before the committee he declared that the United States should never again acquire a foot of foreign territory and the knowledge by other powers that this country intended no aggression would go very far towards insuring peace. He expressed the opinion that every navy yard in the country on both coasts should be prepared to be able to build warships so that in case the ships were required there would be no hitch in the work of construc- tion. He advocated the construction of submarines but he emphasized the value of dreadnaughts in spite of the statements made by naval authorities that the day of the big ships had passed.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
H. c. HALL LOSES TOES.

H. c. Hall is the name of the man who was brought in last evening sui fering from frozen feet. He left this place for Portage Bay to meet a party but on arrival at that place he found the party had left for Port Wells. He then returned but at Spencer glacier he stepped into water hidden by the snow. He was compelled to walk 16 miles to Kern creek with his feet freezing and he is now in the care of Dr. Romig who says he will lose most of the great toe on the right foot and parts of the smaller toes of the same foot. He will also lose some of the toes of the left foot.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
GERMANS NEARING WARSAW
SERVIANS ROUT AUSTRTANS WITH BIG LOSSES
RIGGS TALKS TO THE
 UNIVERSITY oUURDOUGHS. Young Seward Man Writes Gateway Quoting What the Commis-
 siOner Said.

Ralph NJ. Pederson a bright boy who is now attending the University of Washington, sends the following com munication of the expressed opinion of Commissioner Riggs;
 SEATTLE, Wash, NOv.-"There are two great routes to the interior of Alaska, the Copper and SuStna rivers" said Lieut.. Thomas D. Riggs, ir.. of the Alaska railroad commission, to the Unievrsity of Washington Sourdoughs recently.
 Some of these days both of these routes will have to be built" he con inued. "At present the Copper river route has the largest developed mines, but the Susitna route has the same possibilities in undeveloped mines.
 "The proposed railroad think will pay expenses from the start. The Matanuska coal which has just been tested by the cruiser Maryland has stood all the chemical requirements for navy purposes. This would mean 100000 tons yearly for the Pacific Coast. Besides this, Fairbanks would ship 10000 tons annually.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
GARDNER ATTACKS PRESIDENT
 FOR OPPOSING WAR PLANS.
Is Determined to Force the Country to Increase Army And Navy
 If Possible.

Representative Gardner today as sailed the president and members of he cabinet for opposing his plans for m investigation of the condition of the United States with respect to it's preparedness for defense. He spoke in .he bitterest terms and went so far as to declare that the president and his advisors were acting in a manner which in the light of present events in Europe was most dangerous. The question still continues to occupy an immense amount of attention through out the country.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
SEVERAL COMING OVER
 TRAIL FROM IDITAROD.
Two Came Yesterday And About Twenty More Will Come About
 Time Of Next Mail.

William Hyland and William Heit- man arrived last evening from the Iditarod with the mail team. Mir. Heitman is the dredge manager for the Guggenheim dredge in the interior camp. Elgin Vaughn who brought the mail in says that seven or eight men are coming just ahead of the next mail and eight or ten travellers are coming behind it. A recent arrival from the interior is Amos Noig of Fairbanks. The trails were bad dur ing the last mail trip but the two men who arrived last evening made the journey in twenty days.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
PROSPECTOR GETS SAME
 STORY AS ALASKAN.

Tn a copy of the Valdez Prospector just to hand it is seen that the paper got a telegram from Washington simi- lar to the telegram received by the Cordova Alaska which stated that the secretary of the interior would ask for S5OO,OOO to buy the Alaska Northern railroad and to build to the Mata- nuska. The Prospector states it's doubt about the story as the report of the commission is not ready, just as this paper expressed it's doubt. The Prospector and the Alaskan probably have the same correspondent.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB COMPLIES
 WITH MIR. EDES' REQUEST.
Held Very Fine Meeting Last Night
 At Which Plans Were Adopted.

The commercial club held a special meeting last night to take action on the request of Commissioner Edes for a full report of the resources of Kenai Peninsula. The meeting was attended by many of the most prominent people of the city and district who decided to act at once on the matter Frank Cotter was selected to secure all the data and prepare the report with the help of every member of the club but if anyone else can provide facts they will be carefully considered. Needless to say the club will send only the most conservative report with absolute facts that can be borne out by in- vesigation.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
GERMANY UPSTAIRS OF DRESDEN

BERLIN, Dec 1.-The official story of the naval battle in which the German vessels were lost was issued today It tells about the story had been received from other sources but the German government has ev denty not received any direct from any of the Ger commander The report expresses the belief of the author tes that there is likelihood of the escape of the cruiser Dresden which managed to get out of the battle without being sunk The official information about the operations in Europe is most favorable to the German armies which are reported to be successful to extent in the west and brilliantly successful in the east.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
SERENO PAYNE DIED
 SUDDENLY LAST NIGHT.
Former Republican House Leader and Author of Tariff Bill Is No More.

WASHINGTON Dec. 1l.-Con- gressman Sereno Payne, formerly re- publican house leader and author of the tariff bill, died here suddenly last night. The news of his death eame as shock to his colleagues and to the public generally as no one had pre- viously heard that he was ailing. MT. Payne was born at Hamilton, N. r., June 26 1S43. After occupying several political positions he was elected to the Forty eight congress and to every congress since that time.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
SAME OLD STORY IN FRANCE

PARIS, Dec. 1.-The official announcement made this afternoon by the French authorities contains nothing that could be called new It states that the enemy was active yesterday the vicinity of Ypres where three Ger attacks repulsed One of the important French
 line of trenches was reached by the enemy but no other success on the part of the Germans is recorded The French troops continue to make progress the direction of the enemys lines in several quarters Artillery engage ments occurred in the region of Arras and in the Vosges and also in the vicinity of Vaenne and the heights of the Mouse. The French advanced their trenches in the Argonne but the change in the relative situations of the OnnOSing forces is very little.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
LONDON DENIES DEFEAT

LONDON, Dec 11-An official denial has been pub shed of the report of British at the hands of the Turks east of the Suez canal This report had it that
 force of British Egyptian troops had engaged the ad- vance of the Turkish army about thirty miles from the canal and had been forced withdraw the canal itself into Egyptian territory leaving the east bank of the canal in Turkish possession RumOrs have been aoat here of attempts on the part of the Germans and Turks to stir up disturbances in India andEgypt but no official state ment to that effect has been given out
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
AMMONS STILL DOUBTFUL
 OF COLORADO PEACE.
Requests President Wilson to Keep
 Federal Troops Still in the State.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Gover- nor Ammons of Colorado has request ed President Wilson to hold the fed eral troops for a time yet in the coal mine districts of the state as he fears that all danger has not yet disappear ed although the strike is apparently ended. The president is very desirous of withdrawing the troops but he will communicate further with Ammons.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-11
NOTHING FROM THE WEST

PARIS, Dec 11-No information of an official nature was given out this morning regarding the operations in France and Belgium The attention of the people is now almost entirely given to the progress of the war in Rus sian Poland President POncare and the members of the cabinet are almost constantly in conference but are giving out no statements.
 It remains the general opinion that general forward movement of the allies will take place as the proper positions have been secured from which to make the effort.