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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD
GIRL HAS ELOPED

Fort Dodge, Dec. s.--Seconda Sem
print, a dark-eyed little beauty of IL
years, disappeared from the home of
her parents at Lehigh. AT the same
time the absence of Lonbardo, alias
John Quirsini, boarder in the home
and laborer in the clay products
plant, was found missing. Search re-
yealed that the man had tried to buy
tickets for mining town back east
and had succeeded in getting them
to Chicago. Putting two and two to-
gether Mr.. and Mrs. semprini put the
sheriff on Lombardo's trail. Their
daughter IS unusually bright and at
tractive and was attending the Lehigh
high school,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
ELDON

c. w. Weber and Clara Heinz motor
ed to Ottumwa Sunday to attend the
Elks memorial and banquet at the Bal
lin gall hotel.
Mrs Ross Altman and daughter OF
sOttumwa are visiting relatives this
week.
c. II. Dean Of Eau Claire, Wis, is
here this week on business.
Mrs. Frank Davis and daughter
Frances went to Agency today to visit
with Mrs. Davis sister Mrs. Pau
dCremer.
Dan Maughler of Selma was in the
city on business today
Messrs. w. O.. Lyons and Cecl
Lyons motored to Ottumwa Sunday
ma brought Mrs. Clyde Nelson home
who has been in the sanitarium for The
past few months.
An u. s.. Marshal Nick Reed of Des
Moines was in the city Monday on his
way to Keokuk.
Misses Sylvia Grow and Belle Albert
will entertain the LRhe Jean club at
The home Of the former Friday evening
Dec / o. s.ssas
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
In the Religious World
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

fathers house for the husks of far
country. Prudence, sagacity, self-in.
terest, all must be flung to the winds
before boys and girls can turn their
backs on innocency and peace and
pure love, and seek the painted imita-
tons of life's good things beyond the
pale, of righteousness and law.
There is never a sinner who has
sinned greatly who would not say
with his dying breath that he had
+, been fool. There is never a man
who has gone wrong himself who
would advise his son to do the same.
. The pleasures of sin are 'apples of
Sodom" turning to ashes in the
mouth. With all this misery Hosea s
life was happier than that of the faith
less wife who had broken his heart.
Would that there were words of sagac-
|! ity to make clear to youth that, at
their best, the pleasures of sin are
'for season. There is way which
seemeth right unto man; but the
end thereof are the ways of DEATH"
A Nation as ProdigaI.
Out of all the bitterness of his own
woe Hosea extracted comfort for his
udllOu. he udu IcdlUSu Ill LIS OWIl
great and furnace-purified soul the
possibility of forgiveness, and of the
love that never faileth. In that cru
chile he saw mirrored the supreme
truth of the love of God. So he
prophesied to Israel in the figure of
his own sorrow; for Israel had been
faithless to Jehovah, who had loved
her with an everlasting love. Again
and again the nation had committed
the folly of going after strange gods.
The drear monotony of her backslid-
ing had nevertheless not shaken the
steadfast devotion of the Friend who
''loveth at all times
This was Hosea's message to his
time, and to ours. Of God, in His
Son. it is written Having loved His
own, he loveth them to the end" The
record is written beyond obliteration
that Ills mercy is from everlasting
to everlasting" AS the good shepherd
seeks the wandering sheep, so God
yearns over His erring people. Often
Israel forsook Jehovah, but Jehovah
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
kE0KuK CO. WOMAN
Gets $4,000.
MRS. YERGER CLAIMS HUSBAND
is WORTH 500, 600; MARRIED
THIRTY YEARS.

Sigourney, Dec. S--District court LOT
December term was not opened until
Monday evening after supper, us
Judge Talbot was late in getting mere
and only q short session was held AZ
ter supper. On Tuesday probate mat
tiers and default cases were heard. "A
number Ct divorces were granted DUR
ing tie afternoon.
The one divorce case that has been
uppermost in the minds of the pe'rin
OF this community is the case OF Anna
Yerger vs.. Frank S. Yerger, wherein
the plaintiff asks for divorce on a
statutory ground. The case was COM
menced for the October term hut a
trial was not reached at that term OF
court. The plaintiff alleged that the
defendant was worth more than
100000, and she asked for alinlony
ip the sum of $4,000. This feature
of the case has now been settled cur
of court by the defendant agreeing to
pay the plaintiff alimony in the sum
Of $22, 0OG. 1t is the agreement now
that today the plaintiff will prove UP
her case and that decree Will be
granted without a contest. The par
ties we're married thirty years ago and
they have three grown sons, all or
whom reside in this community. The
case has attracted unusual attention
from the fact of the prominence OF the
parties involved.
DEGREES of divorces were granted
on Tuesday afternoon in J. w. Stat
ford vs.. Lydia Stafford on the ground
of desertion. In Edna Mcdowell vs..
Clarence Mcdowell a decree was
granted on a statutory ground and
non-support on default of the defend
ant In Pearl Elder VS.. Walter Elder.
the defendant made default and a
decree was signed granting divorce.
In J. F. Basil VS.. Bertha E. Basil,
divorce was granted on the ground of
desertion; in Bessie B. Grower VS..
W. II. Grower, the plaintiff alleged
that the defendant in October, 1915, at
Council Bluffs, was convicted of fell
,ny and committed to the Ft. Madison
oenitentiary for term Of years and
she asked for divorce and alimony
md the custody of their five small
children. After hearing the testimony
he court granted the decree, the Gus.
ody of all the children and alimony
n the sum Of $1,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
GIVE PAIR OF DOORS
FOR LITTLE CHURCH

Nashua, Dec. S-Following the re-
cent gift by Mrs I. NJ Fisher of Alli-
son to the Bradford church of plate
to be put over the front doors bearing
the inscription, "The Little Brown
Church in the Vale; Erected in 1882"
comes another gift in the form of two
new front doors. These are from the
builder and first pastor of this his
toric church, the Rev. j. N. Nutting
OF Florida.
The new doors are of cyprus wood
and are, of course, painted brown.
The gift replaces the old weather
beaten and warped doors and is great
ly appreciated by the community to
which this church ministers. The
present pastor is the Rev. B. W. Bur.
leigh.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
JUDGE VERMILION
SENTENCES JOHNSON

Abba, Dec. 7.-State of Iowa. VS..
Freeman johnson case was taken up
in court Monday. The defendant is
charged with assault and intent to in
f1ict great bodily injury. He appear.
ed and withdrew his plea of not guilty
and pleaded guilty to assault and bat
terry. Judge Vermilion passed SEN
tence of one hundred dollars and upon
default of payment the defendant Is
to be confined to the county jail for
thirty days at hard labor. After this
the court adjourned until tomorrow
morning at o'clock and the Holdings
worth Warder case will be taken up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
THE LAYMAN WHO LEARNED
A LESSON.
The international Sunday School Les
son for December IL 10 "God Yearns
Over BacksIiding IsraeI."-Hos. II:
1.11
INV William T. Ellis.l

III.
(By William T. Ellis.)
No bitterer experience can come
! to a man than that which befell
/ Hosea, the only prophet who was a
native of the northern kingdom of
Israel. His wife was faithless; yet
he remained faithful. The earlier
chapters of the Book Of Hosea tell
| the tremendous story. We should
read in it's tragic light the f1ippant
tales of marital infidelity which are
daily aired in our divorce courts. In
some circles all sense of the heinous-
ness of adultery has been lost. The
Book of Hosea reveals it as it Is.
Dean Stanley has, with great deli
cacy, recounted the life tragedy OF
Hosea:
"In his own personal history, he
shared in the misery brought on
his country by the prof1igacy of the
age. In early youth he had been unit
ed in marriage with woman who had
| fallen into the vices which surrounded
her. He had loved her with tender
j love. She had borne to him two sons
and daughter; she had then desert
! ed him, wandered from her home, fall
len again into wild righteousness, ana
had been carried off as slave. From
this wretched state, with all the ten.
derness of his nature, he bought her,
and gave her one more chance of re-
covery by living with him, though
apart. In his own grief for his own
great calamity-the greatest that can
befall tender human soul-he was
taught to feel for the divine grief over
the lost opportunities Of the nation,
once so full of hope"
Why Boys Leave Home.
The folly of Hoseas wife seems
equal to her sim Nobody has even
succeeded in proving that wickedness
is wise Every neighborhood wonders
afresh over each new experience OF
the boy who plays the prodigal. 1t
is the mystery Of folly, why young
man should desert the full table Of his
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
THE HOLLINGSWORTH
CASE ON AT ALBA

Abba, Dec. S.-The district court
Tuesday took up the case of the state
OF Iowa VS.. Ellis Hollingsworth. Hol-
lingsworth is charged with killing a
man at Ward last spring. He immed-
lately left the country and after tour
ing the south for some time was finally
caught in the western part Of Texas
and brought back by Sheriff Guthrie.
The court is having some difficulty in
getting jury and the entire day has
been spent in finding men to serve.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
KILLED ON BIRTHDAY.

Dubuque, Dec. s.-Robert Eckert
met with instant death when he fell
down stairs at the Summerfield dyeing
esta blishment. In ascending the stairs
he lost his balance when near the top
and plunged headlong to the bottom,
fracturing his skull. The day OF his
death was his sixty fifth birthday an
niversary. His only living relative is
his aged wife
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
JOE KITTERMAN
DOWNS O'BRIEN

Hedrick. Dec S.-Joe Ktterman
was in washington, Ia, last night
where he won in a match with Jack
O'Brien, champion light heavyweight
Of Colarod. Kitterman took the first
fall in thirty minutes, the second in
two and one-half minutes and the
third fall in one minute.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
HoIpuP SUSPECT CAUGHT.

Perry, Dec. Arthur Ritter has
been arrested by Sheriff Cauield Of
Greene county. He Is charged with
being one of the two men guilty of
holding up Miles Vernon, engineer at
the Phillips Fuel company mine in
Phildia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
MASON CITY WILL
VOTE ON NEW SCHOOL

Mason City, Dec. IA petition
calling for special election upon a
$3.50, 900 bond sale for erecting new
high school was filed with the secre-
tary Of the school board.
A special election was held last
spring to vote upon a bond issue of
100000 for a new high school and
after the issue had been carried by a
small majority the election was de-
clared invalid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

never forsook Israel. Hear the heart.
break in the cry, II drew them with
the cords of man, with bands OF
love. How shall give thee up.
Ephraim? How shall cast thee of,
Israeli The cry of Hosea went forth
when the nation was facing exile;
yet beyond the desert wastes, beyond
the period of punishment, the prophet
foresaw the better day for the chosen
people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
FIRE TRUCK WILL BE
SHIPPED THIS MONTH

The fire truck recently purchased by
the city and which was scheduled to
arrive in Ottumwa will not be shipped
until about Dec. TO- The commission
ers are going to have the truck equip
ped with motor siren and 1t is this
improvement that is delaying the ship
ment of the apparatus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
EAIAL AUTO WRECK.

Sheldon, Dec. S.-N. o. Smith, liv-
ing nine miles northwest of Sheldon,
was killed in an automobile accident.
Four men were in the car but the
three others escaped with shaking
up. ,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

Adolph Engstrom Jr.s left op s late boat last week for Seattle where he goes to attend the Lincoln High School this winter.
 Miss Virginia Clark left for the south last week to take up her school studies for the winter.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. Y. Grant were south passengers on the Princess last Friday night. Brig is taking his vacation from the City Stors and will spend the time visiting in the south.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23
How Pau1 Jonos Countersd.

When the English government de- nounced John Paul Jones as u pirate tue American naval hero neatly coun- tered. He replied that he had looked ID the dictionary and found Il pirate defined as ''an enemy of mankind" :" and. -'as England was then at wlr with the whole of America, the greater part of Europe and much of Asia. no! to speak of a bit of Africa, she in point of fact came as near being the eneliiy of mankind as could well be conceived and that Englahd was the.eforc tbs eirate and not Paul Jones'" ''. 8
 Hurrah.
 Hurrah, or huzzah. Is the oldest ana most common exclamation In. all Ian g1agetL ~...e.-.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

Denver, Col Sept. I9.-Ladies If you would sweeten your aired, charming disposition, practice walk ing pigeon-tced. That's the advice of Dr. Nathan Wallace of this city noted foot specialist.
 He says it is normal for women to toe in, and that at present French heels and harrow toes, plus toeine out, are throwing the strain of the body on the wrong muscles and bones. .s <. 4.lss. sf...,l --i'i. 1i.a4a.
 You can pretty nearly bank on it that an ill-tempered woman toes out" said the doctor today. M
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23
Ore So Rich sh a a
 That Have
 To Use Chisel

A. G. de Sherbinin has recieved word of strike in Manheson, On tario, where was once railroad con tracting, and wherh they have now discovered ore so rich that It can not drilled, chisels havids to b. ased instead. In some cases the miners take almost pure gold ircn the ledge and ship it direct to he Ottawa mint. In six weeks the Dom inion Reduction company took out three quarters of a million iron. their property, in which they nave d shaft only ninety feet deep.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23
Contract Let
 For Building
 New Bridges

Acontract has been awarded by the road commission to B. D. Blake slee for the immediate construction of the Mendenhall and Skagway ri yer bridges.
 The first is to be 3S5 feet long and I2 feet wide:the latter 324 feet long aud 2 wide. Boath structures must be completed within thirty days. The contract price was nct made public.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23
Probably.

The witness testified that he hat been knocked down by motorcar ant that the chnuffeur, who was joy riding had given no warming of his approach h
 Do you ilplu." asked the judge that he didn't nlVt T horn!
 No, your honor." rVrlied he wit ness; T think he'd tad too many."- Judge
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23
AVIATION TAKES NERVE.
And When That Is Lost the Aeronaut
 Should Fly No More.

And When That Is Lost the Aeronaut
 Should Fly No More.
 He who flies constantly must look to
 one personal risk. which may vary
 according to the characteristics of the
 individual. This is the danger man
 may incur by becoming a little care less while in the air. There is the
 possibility, in fact, that familiarity
 may breed not actual contempt. but
 !, temporary relaxation of vigilance.
 and plotting an aeroplane needs such
 watchfulness. such minute precision. that any "staleness" on the part of !h., man at the wheel or lever repre- scents peril that is very real. The pilot who flies great deal should remind himself constantly that
 there is no room for error in the
 handling of aircraft.
 4 loss of confidence not difficult to understand is suffered by an air man sometimes after he has been the victim Of a serious fall. and in similar cir cumstAnces a jockey, or. say, raciug motorist. nay be robbed of nerve. When a plot does lose judgment as the outcna.4 of a bad mishap his | wiseSt course is to cease to fly. With ''rOken nerve he is menace to | himself and tn others as well.--Claude Grahame White in National Review. Stone In the Heart.
 | A Greek woman employed in the
 American hospital in Caesarea. Fur
 key, was stirred by revival. She straightway asked leave to visit wo- man whom she had injured and to whom she had not spoken for ten years When she trudged through tho snow three or four miles to ask her "enemy's" forgiveness her relatives .7ere sure she had gone daft. but the next day when she came back to the hospital she said. I've made peace, and the stone in my heart Is gone." An English writer on mst1tu tiOnal housekeeping advises that, where econ- omy is studied. bread should not be eaten before it is thirty-six hours old After three days 1t becomes stale and unpalatable
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23
Couldn't Deny lt

You're two faced man." exclaimed the disappointed office seeker. I'm not afraid to tell you so"
 1.-TWO facedT' smiled the eminen, statesman. My dear friend, an worse than that The papers hay. printed fifty different portraits of me and no two of them look alike. ."--Ch1 cago Tribune.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

Judge Tucker, of Nome, has re- fused to extend Saloon licenses be. yond May I, 1916, because he an- ticipates that at that time prohibit ion will prevail in Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

It is the general opinion out at Anchorage that the railroad money is spent and that no more contracts will be given out this year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

P. Dempster, of Vancouver, B. c. grand master of the grand lodge of the I. o. o. F., of British Col ur,bia, has gone north to visit the Dawson branch of the order.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23
Feminine Finesse-

Duffer-My wife got flyer out of ne today with one happy remark. Puffer-Let's have 1t Duffer-She told our boy Willie that she was his near. est relative. but that was his closest indianapolis Star.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

A paper printed in the Third division says: The First division is still terribly exercised over the miserable little forest fund which it tried to keep all to itself.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

The Valdez Prospector has re- covered from the effects of the fire and is again presented to its read CTS in beautiful form.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23
LIVE WITH A PURPOSE.

Seize then the minutes as they pass. The wool of life is thought. Warm up the colors: let them glow by fire or fancy fraught. Live to some purpose; make thy life gift of use to thee--a Joy. good. a golden hope, heavenly argosy.- Colerdge.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

The Seward Gateway denies the story that the Guggenheims have deserted the Broad Pass district.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

Patterson, a Tolovana operator, brought out 3+2 ounces of gold, the result of the summers work.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

ketchikan is rather put out be- cause the torpedo destroyer fotilla passed by in the night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23
Clippings From
 Our Exchanges

Three men arc reported drowned in the Copper river.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

At the recent sale of lots at An chorage some sold as low as fifty dollars.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

For professional and tradespeople
 see advertising columns.
 A good show at the Wrangell Photoshow tonight.
 Wanted: "A girl to wait on tables at Panama Cafe. Good wages. A good show at the Rink tomor- row night.
 Today, tho 23rd of September, is the first day of Autumn.
 Harry Horn came over from the West Coast on the Dan.
 II you want to see q good shQU go to the Rink neyt Saturday night. Father Kern, of ketchikan, was in town for few days this week.
 F. E. Parsons, the we'll known knight of the grip and hot air, was in town for a few days the past week. o. A. Brown, of the Sanitary Cannery, left on the Spokane for Seattle. He will return on the same vessel.
 Rev. Corser arrived up last Sat urday and held services at St. Philips Church Sunday and return ed on the Spokane to ketchikan.
 C q. Harris and were ln from Santa Ana last Monday. They e%- pect to leave for the south within few days.
 Olaf Otterson of the A. P. A, eannery, left on the Spokane for his home in Tacoma. He expects to o,return at an early date.
 Marshal Wallace returned from a trip to the Morningside Asylum in Oregon last Friday. He made the trip to take two insane men there for treatment.
 Mrs. C. R. Pickle of ketchlkan accompanied her cousin, Mrs. Paul P. Stanhope home from Ketchikan on the Mariposa and will spend a few days visiting here.
 Louie Olson and lack Gjoen have taken charge of the gas boat Harold and have outtitled her for fishing ard salting echoes. The price ot fish is way up at present and the boys expect 10 do good.
 John Hoestrom had the mistor- tune to be kicked out of the barn last Monday by the Carlson Dray horse. John suffered with brusied shoulder and arm but otherwise is all 0. k. from the affair.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

Kodiak people objec, to being called half savage by a Seattle paper.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

John Hopstrom had the misfor- tune to be kicked out of the barn last Monday by the Carlson Dray horse Iohn suffered with brusied shoulder and arm but otherwise is all 0. k. from the affair.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

A fire at Valdez destroyed the Morgan resident'on the 4tb inst.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

Louie Olson and lack Gjoen have taken charge of the gas boat Harold and have outhtled her for fishing arl salting echoes. The price ot fish is way up at present and the boys expect 10 do good.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

Mrs. C. R. Pickle of ketchlkan accompanied her cousin, Mrs. Paul P. Stanhope home from ketchlkan on the Mariposa and will spend a few days visiting here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

Mr. Fred Lynch of the Wrangell Hotel, returned last Friday from a trip to the states. This is MT, Lynch'* first visit outside in thirteen years, and is well satisfied . with the trip but states that Alas ka is good enought for him in the future.
 Throw a PEBBLE into Pool and see what a circle. it makes Throw an ADVERTISEMENT in' this paper aud you will also be ui5rise1 at tae result.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

last T Ilday mgr brlS lS taxing his vacation from the City Stors and will spend the time visiting in the south.
 Clippings From
 Our Exchanges
 Three men arc reported drowned in the Copper river.
 A fire at Valdez destroyed the Morgan residentson the 4tb inst.
 Kodiak people objec, to being called half savage by a Seattle paper.
 At the recent sale of lots at An chorase some sold as low as fifty dollars.
 ketchikan is rather put out be- cause the torpedo destroyer fotilla passed by in the night.
 ----.----------- ss>---< ------
 The Seward Gateway denies the story that the Guggenheims have deserted the Broad Pass district.
 Patterson, a Tolovana operator, brought out 3+2 ounces of gold, the result of the summers work.
 The Valdez Prospector has re- covered from the effects of the fire and is again presented to its read CTS in beautiful form.
 It Is the general opinion out at Anchorage that the railroad money is spent and that no more contracts will be given out this year.
 Judge Tucker, of Nome, has re- fused to extend Saloon licenses be.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-23

Marshal Wallace returned from a trip to the Morningside Asylum in Oregon last Friday. He made the trip to take two insane men there for treatment.