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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
SOUTH AMERICA BUYS MORE
81 Per Cent. Increase in Our Sales
Over Last Year

WASHINGTON Sept. South Amer
lea has become a heavy purchaser Of
American goods. Uncle Sans sales to
the republics there increased from seven
and six-tenths millions OF dollars in June.
1914, to thirteen and seven-tenths mil
lions in June this year, or S1.5 per cent.
These figures were announced today by
the Department of Commerce.
The exports to South America for the
first half of this year ending with June
totaled $50 573. .0O0 against $52. 900 for the
first half and S3s, 20, 900 for the last half
of 1914.
Imports from South America also have
increased, according to the figures of the
department. the total for June this year
being s26. PIC, 900, against $i7.lls000 in June.
1914. -..s
This increase in trade began last March.
Prior to that business was much dis
turbed because of the European war, and
there was a marked decrease in exports
during January and February. The ex-
ports. however. jumped from 50. 50o. 900 in
February to s1o,bo0,0oo In March.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07

borough avenue above Crescent street,
felt like doing something for his friends
yesterday, He went to the Excelsior
Livery Stable, Gay and Main streets. and
said he had been sent to get the horse of
Harry Tholl, fruit dealer. When the
horse was harnessed he took about ten
of his young comrades out for the big
Joy ride. They started from Lock street
and crossed the City Line bridge into
West Manayunk.
Now, John is a stalwart lad and quite
expert with the reins, but he could not
have known that the horse didn't like
Chinese cemeteries. They had gone but
a short way when Dobbin started to
run away. John tugged at the rens, but
still the horse ran. At State road and
Rockhill road he dashed into the ceme-
terry. Crash. "Ouch! Helpv' Then there
was a job for patrol wagon and ambu-
lance.
Six-year-old Stephen Tikite. of Lock
street, has a broken leg The others in
jured are Julius Murkiz, Amanda Jorney,
Mary Bentwiski. Stephen Dikiz and the
driver, John Wosloski.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
NOTES OF THE RAIL

As a further aid In the efficient dis
tribution and marketing OF farm products
the Pennsylvania Railroad Is about TO
Issue a new and much enlarged edition
OF it's DIRECTORY Of Fruit. Vegetable and
Produce Growers and Shippers" The
FIRST edition was issued In 1912. and the
supply has been exhausted. The new
edition win contain the names OF more
than 10000 farmers. A feature OF the
new edition OF the directory will be the
classification OF each grower according
to the principal character OF his produce
Six classincations will be used: namely,
apples. white potatoes. sweet potatoes.
cabbaees. onions and general produce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT. Receipts, Jl.423 bush. Demand
was fair, but with receipts accommodating over
the holiday prices decllrcd lc Quotations:
Car lots, in export elevator.-No 2 red. new,
SPOT and SEPTEMBER, $.OilGGi. .O6is; No. ? red
Western. new, Si.O1iaq1 .O81s; No. Southern
rod, new, 81. .O2RdiV4lh; steamer No. red,
new, $1.Olhd1. ola No. red, new. 81 0llsg
10ls Lejeeted A, new, 09c. 6$i .Ol; rejected u,
new, 97I5d9oho.
coRN;-.Receipts, 1000 bush. The market
was quiet but steady under small supplies.
SuoIatlons; Car lots for LOCAL trade, as 70
low S9asic.; No. yellow. SiqScc;
OATS.-kecelpts. 23,g46 bush. There was
little trading. but the market ruled trm under
light onerings Quotations No. ; white i2tp
4Sc.; No. white. Jsq3oe.; sample oats. 500
FLoUR-Receipts, sos bbls. and 552 GOO lbs
In sacks. Trade was slow and values were
largely nominal. Quotations per l90 lbs, in
wood Winter, clear new, Si50d4I5; do,
straight, new, 81. .75d5; do, patent, new, $5tl
5.25; Kansas, clear new. Jute sacks $3.50
BIO; do, straight, new, jute sacks S5lSn
5.35: do, patent, new, jute sacks 50, 4Od5. 90;
spring, frst, clear, new, $450d475; do,
straight. new. s4.75d5; do, patent, new, IS
d5.25; do, do, old, So 25d6.J0; do, favorite
brands, old, S0.T5d1; city mills, choice and
fancy patent, 6.75d7; city mills regular
grades-Winter. clear new, S4.6Oa4S5; do,
stralght. new $4.9oq5.1O; do. patent, new
RYE FIoUR-Trade was quiet and prices
were without important change. Quotations:
$bQ6.50 per bbl., as to quality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
titled LOVERS
Die IN SUICIDE
PACT IN ITALY
Native Count and Dutch
'ss, usroness Find 1t Impos-
sible to Live Apart
ur SEEKS DEATH IN WAR

sosRENro. italy Sept, Sept, 7oeOSn. :, ,ns
sss aa caetanl. a lieutenant Oh 'ne
oour.', "a baroness odiilo van de Wei
hlp'n'' -..r,rs 80 only daughter OF the
dsren .,,.,.,sr 10 the ouirinal. madly In
pu'en 49, ..cn other. found II Impossible
l0', ~. J soart and died together IN SUI
'o"'. The count had wire
eide pa x.d,ss were found early today
Hn." sorrt,s apartment. which was
" - into at the request Oh me- snv % 80
nron,r o,s,r. when the baroness
r'.O," IN, in the heart of each told the
0u" an a table was note saying:
rols impossible for us to i've
..,srsted. we decided to o'e' 'u'' -
,os.ther, here" -. a.
.cunt and the baroness much "
fne .,s company, we're among the
each o.ne, rnown persons in Roman So
most w.t. ",e',-rds Of Gaetani said that when
ciety. .ohieman found himself In love
the youns saroness and realized that be-
Win 'nv HE marriage he never could
cause ". h,s wife, he vainly sought
Sssth In the war.
' ,r, 10 the front as soon as italy
be ~. war, and, according to mis- as
rn threw himself recklessly mUo
toc.s',., ro.sible action. Finally In august,
.se.s',eceeded we in getting wounded IN tho
he s.eOd 'so ana was invalided TO sorrento,
1senn"S Ss occupied an apartment In the
,,otel Tramontana- paroress
n,ring his convalescence'
,.rs p learned Of his whereabouts, and
hensess mother as chaperon, came to
win sa.r.rto. TO The three were frequently seen
s.,hsrf Last night Gaetani and the
.ose s, Ssanpeared. When the Baroness did
~ r.,urn 10 her apartment, her mother
~ ny. the alarm and the bodies were
found u.,,o o,r,s
~. counts wife was an American,
,,srosrlv Miss Quinn. The Italian laws
LIE OaIs no provision for divorce. and the
n.sS ,r,ess refused to sanction the secret
rss,,nps. The two lovers apparently en-
sared into suicide pact. the count shoot
,nr the baroness and then killing him'
r was recalled here today, that the
oosnt's father, grandfather and uncle al
committed suicide as the result OF loVt
affairs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Securities Firm With Trading Mod
erately Active

LONDON, Sept. 7.-Securities generally
displayed a firm tone on the Stock Ex-
change today. Trading was moderately
active and a confident feeling prevailed
All Canadian issues improved. A de-
mand brought about by favorable crop
news from the Dominion disclosed a
scarcity of offerings.
In the American group as well as in
Canadian Pacific, there was a disposition
to wait for advices on the action of the
market at New York before making COM
mitments. Business in the war loans was
brisk and the tone was steady. Other
gilt-edged issues were hard. Home rails
were stronger in spots. There will be no
session on the Exchange next Saturday.
Discount rates were easier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WAHHTNnTON

W. WASHINGTON. Sept. T.
~ eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
az, rarity cloudy tonight and Wednes-
lieb, nos much change In temperature;
hc~sa a' rams occurred during the last "A
~. over an irregular area extending
srra. s,n me North Atlantic coast westward
sss nc,ss tne Lake region and into the
renorsas pains States. Showers are also
cosst c from along the western Florida
coltor lear skies are reported over the
or fhs e~,,. m ana most OF the western half
temperss',.ry thls morning. A moderate
70 8 deerea.s Excess OF from four degrees
esnasssl nall OF the country. while seasonabIe
en- siates " must OF the Tar west
=. ?. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
CLOUDBURST FLOODS CITY,
WREAKING 100000 DAMAGE
Hundreds Flee From Homes in
Darkness

lola. Kan. Sept 7.-Hundreds OF per-
sons here were driven from their homes
at midnight when a seven-inch cloud
burst sent Elm Creek out OF Its banks
fiooding the east and southeast sections
OF lola.
Many persons are missing, but there
are no known dead
Property loss is estimated at 100000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
FRESH FRUITS

Choice stocks sold fairly and values gen
orally were well sustained as follows: Apples,
per bbl.-Blush, 81. 1908. so: Grayenstein, .25
g3; Wealthy $22Sas: summer Rambo 500:
other varieties, sl,5od2; peaches, Virginia
West Virginia, Western Maryland and Penn
sylvania. Elberta per crate oOq Toe. peaches.
Virginia. West Virginia, Western Maryland
and Pennsylvania. Elbertas. per basket, 25d
4Cc.; peaches. Delaware and Maryland. Ell
bertas, per carrier, 50goOc.; peaches, Delaware
and Maryland. Elbertas. per basket 2oq35o. f;
peaches Jersey, fancy Elberta: per S;5ush'
per basket, 2Oq4Oe. pears Ie conte per bbl.,
S2d2. so; do, Bartlett, per bbl., S2m4.5O; do,
common. per bbl.. $1.5O92; grapes. North Caro-
lima. Deiawares, per s-basket carrier, Ioe
dSl; grapes Delaware, Moores Early and
Concord. per carrier. 5O965c; grapes, Della
ware Moore's Early and Concord, per 4-lo.
basket, sq0e.: lemons. per box. seas.
oranges, Florida, per box Siqe; pinespples'
sl.5Oa2. IS; plums,, New York, per 2o-lb
basket, 2Od3Oc.; plums, New York per s-lb.
basket-Bradshaw and Niagara, sai5c.; black
berries. Delaware, Maryland. Jersey. per qt.,
ld6c huckieberries. per qt., 6aSc.; canta-
loupes. Maryland; per standard crate. 500 ioe {;
do. Jersey, per basket, loqoOc.; watermelons'
per car, $5Od125.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
POULTRY

LIvE.-Fowls were in fair request and firmly
held. Chickens sold slowly and showed no i'm
portant change. We quote as follows: Fowls.
fancy, weighing lbs. and over apiece, 11m
173c: do, ordinary receipts. 16q16hc. roost-
ers 12d13c; broiing chickens, not leghorns.
according 10 quality. 16a10c.; do. leghorns, Is
gle; ducks Pekin. old. l3ql4c.; do. Indian
Runner, old, 12gl3c.; do, young according to
size. 15d16c.; pigeons, old, per pair, 1sQ2Oc /;
do, young, per pair, 11d1Sc.
DRESSED.-The market ruled firm under
small supplies and fair demand for desirable
stock. Quotations: Fresh killed poultry, fowls,
- to box, dry-picked and dry-packed. fancy
selected. 1oc: weighing 4ha5 lbs. apiece,
1Slac.; weighing 81aq4 lbs. apiece. 17tzc
welghins, lbs: apiece, lGQiIe; under ? lbs,
lbs. and over apiece. 1sc.: do, smaller sizes,
15q17c.; old ROSTERS dry,picked i3c. broiling
chickens, Jersey, fancy, 24a26c, other nearby
fancy. 22q24c.; fancy large yellow, Illinois.
Western. ,welghlng lbs and, over, i9S;; West
ern, weighing 11a42h lbs apiece, lSMl9c.; do.
inferior 16q17c; spring ducks, nearby, 100
ldS DO Western ss E iO9d2s, squads hi, white
wsighirs 95iO lbs per dg5. Sa. fiiSggE339lS5 igE3 Y
do. lbs. per doz.- 81 lOa2.s5; do, egOla lbs;
per doz.. s. :6OGi.76; dsrk. N.50ql.T5; small
and No. 2. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Vessels Arriving Today

str. Louisiana. rampieO' crude OIL Joseph
str Aba dtal.). Genoa. ballast, Berwind-
White Coal Mining Company. ,..
str Australian Transport (br.), Calcutta
merchandise. Galley, Davis co; -
Str. MillnOcket Stockton Springs pApe"
'gsS.n ssr' Paraguay. @ Port Arthur, crude OIL sun
str'' Sdrthmount OBr), Baltimore. ballast
SIR San urbana tBr). ruxpam, eruoe OIL
Joseph {. Gabriel 4,
STR. Boden lSwed.), Naruk, iron ofss IL
ste sir' Undis (Br.S. Alsxand1s CbaiiastD. Nun
IS Str - siingsby tBr). Santiago. iron ore. L.
Westergaard q Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
VEGETABLES

White potatoes of fne quality we're in good
request and a shade hrmer while sweets were
Jersey, per basket-No. Rose. 30q35c. No. 1
other varieties, 25d30c.; No. 2, 1Odl5c. sweet
525: No. North Carolina, 81 .75a2; No. 2 and
cuils 0Oc.Qsl; sweet potatoes, Jersey. pei
Jersey per k-bush. basket. 3Oa35c. mush.
rooms, per Alb. basket 5Oc.qn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
GOVERNMENT BONDS
Will Thanks Faithful Wife

The entire estate of 1884, left by Simon
Kirschbaum. of 1920 Spring Garden street
goes to his wife, BERTHE May, according
TO the terms of the will. which was pro-
bated today. The will expressed gratitude
for the nursing which the wife did dur
ing the long illness of Kirschbaum. who
died August 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
Boy of 10 Hangs Himself

'ohk. Pa. Sept. 7-Despondent be-
s.use Of impaired health. William Fal-
ssnstein' 10 years old. hanged himself
ns'e early today. His body was found
saspenoed in a bin at Mitzers coalyard
se,a ,slai nours after the deed had been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
PROVISIONS

There was little trading. but values were
steadily held. Following are the quotations;
City beef in sets, smoked and air-dred, 20u
26c.: Western beef. in sets. smoked, 25@26c. I;
city beef, knuekles and tenders. smoked and
tenders smoked, 2Td2Sc,; beef hams, $31q32;
pork. family, s21G2l.5O; hams, s. p. cured,
loose. i3%al4c. d. sslSlnIned loose S Lac Lac
smoked, city cured. as TO brand and average,
l4dl5c.; hams, smoked. Western cured, lag
shoulders, S. p. cured, loose, l0lea1ic.; do,
smoked. lo.sa11c.; bellies; IN pickle; accord.
bason as to brand and average. city cure J,
17dlsc.; breakfast bacon. Western cured, II
d1Sc. lard, Western, refined, tierces, 06u
9Nc.; do, do. do. tubs, OlaqDAc. lard, pure
city, kettle rendered In tierces, u12q0hc.
lard. pure city. kettle rendered. in tubs. ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
Rusty Nail Causes Death

Mrs. Della Culp, SIS years old. of BustIe-
ton, Pa, died last night at the Frank
ford Hospital of blood poisoning brought
about by stepping on a rusty nail She
was admitted to the hospital August 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07

LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

cHIcAoo. sept. T.--Hoos.- --Receipts. 10. !
Oo1 head markets.. 5oloc. lower. Mlked and
6stchors. So 6a006O1; good heavy, 1d.l60J66;
ponsh heavy, 81 logd 70; light t7.lOdSl5:
piss. fgleQe bulk. soataf.be
,ss sss .,ss ssso a: srsss
sissdy Nstivs aud wsaiefp. See; lambs
Z iSiHhrF.-Rsss'g's' sa'eoe Assq' nslsr's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07

NUw YORK, Sept. 7.--Practically an New
York garages have sent out notices that be-
flnulnf lotay the pricf u gasoline VIII be ~
,enla a gallon instead of Il cents. clx weeks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
DAIRY PRODUCTS

BUTTER.-Fancy stock sold fairly and ruled
firm with supplies we'll Under control. Fol
lowing are the quotations: Western solid
iras. 2Tc.; extra hrsts. 26a26hc.; hrsts. 2oGD'
25i9c.; seconds, 23q24c.; nearby prints, fancy,
SOC; do, average extras 2SGf29c.; do, nrsts,
25q2ic.; do seconds, 22q23c.; jobbing sales Of
fancy prints. 34d31c. ...
EGGS.-The market ruled very firm under
light offerings and a good demand, but prices
were without quotable change. We quote. In
free cases, nearby extras 2Sc. per doz.; frsts,
SI.20a 100 per standard case nearby current
rcrefl Ia, S660m6.9O rer case; Western extra
firsts. $I.50Q7.S0 per case; frsts $690q720
per case; fancy selected candled eggs were
jobbing at 3Oq32c. per dozen.
CHEESE.-Onerings were light and the mar
ket ruled firm, with demand fair. Quotations:
New York, full cream, new, 1415c.; uo., do,
fair to good, new l3h1ql4c; part skins. 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
REFINED SUGARS

The market ruled steady, but there was
little trading. We quote rehners' list prices,
subject to concessions Of 5G1O points: standard
granulated, 5.65a5. IOc.; extra fine granulated
560Q j.65c; powdered, 5IOG5.I5c.; confec-
TONERS A, 550a5. 50c. soft grades, 4.SOq 0 40c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-20
JOE BOROUGH VS..
!. RAILROAD CASE ON

sigourney, Feb. 1S.-The case OF
Joe Borough VS. the Minneapolis &
st. Louis railroad has been on trial IN
the district court before jury since
Monday and has attracted much in
terest among spectators and court
visitors. This is an action for dam
ages which grew out of the accident
at Martinsburg on August IA, 1914,
when the plaintiff claims he received
permanent injuries. The pialntln
witnesses testified to the effect that
owing to distractions on the east side
Of the highway they were unable to
see the approaching passenger train
which struck them and resulted in the
injury of the plaintiff, Joe Borough,
and the death Of Owen Smithart, anu
the plaintiff asks for damages IN the
sum of $4,000 The plaintiffs claim
is positively contradicted by the de- lie,
PENDANTS witnesses. The case VIII
reach the jury some time today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-20
MAN ADMITS TAKING
COAL FROM CHURCH

Cedar Rapids, Feb. 1S.--On being
arrested by Detective Sergeant Joe
Kroulik, George Studebaker admitted
that he stole two loads of coal from
the Baptist church. Last fall Stude-
baker was employed by a Mr.. Warner
as teamster. His work was to haul
coal from car to the Baptist church.
Studebaker, it Is charged, sold two
loads Of the coal and kept the money.
He was given plenty of time to pay for
the coal, but as the money was not
forthcoming, he was arrested on a
charge of larceny. 1t Is expected that
the case will be settled very soon, as
Studebaker is said to be making ef-
forts to get the money to pay for the
coal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-20
GREAT INTEREST IN
TRIANGULAR DEBATE

Fairfield, Feb 1S.-There is great
deal Of interest being centered just
now in Parsons college circles upon
the coming triangular debate which is
an annual intercollegiate event ere
ating large amount of enthusiasm IN
college circles each year. The local
part of the debate will take place
Friday evening at s o'clock at Bar
hydt memorial chapel.
There has been change in the col
leges in this triangle this year, Lean.
der Clarke having dropped out and
Des Moines college entering in its
stead. Three debates occur on the
same evening, one at Des Moines, one
at Oskaloosa, the home of Penn col
lege. and the other in this city. The
question this year is Resolved, that
the federal government should own
and operate the railroads.
The Parsons college negative team,
Earl Power and ORION Coppock, will
20 to Oskaloosa to meet the Penn
team, while the Parsons affirmative
team, Lester Lean and Harvey
Wendt. will meet the Des Moines col
lege team at Barhydt chapel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-20
MERRILL CO. HAS
FIRE At CRES70N
WHOLESALE GROCERY FIRM
susTAINs LOSS ESTIMATED
ABOUT $1,000.

Creston, Feb. 1S.-Monday night
about 1880 the fire department was
called to the Merrill wholesale house
on West Adams street, where a hre
had gained considerable Roadway.
This is a fine new building which has
been completed and occupied only fast
fall.
The fire was discovered by two par
ties who were passing the building.
They at once notified Mr.. Allen, whose
residence adjoins this property on the
east. Mr.. Allen then turned in the
alarm and the fire department made
good run. The fire originated on the
second floor near the elevator SHAFT,
and the cause of 1t is unknown. Inc
smoke was so dense that 1t was neces-
sary to break the windows in order
that it might escape.
After the arrival of the fire depart
ment the fire was soon under control.
The groceries were greatly damaged
by both fire, smoke and water. Man
ager Ben Glew states that 1t is impos-
sible to even approximate the loss,
as goods in all parts of the building
are damaged and 1t will take a thor
ough examination to ascertain the ex-
tent of the loss. The probability IS
that it will be from $4,000 to $4,000.
Very little damage was done by nre'
but the smoke and water damage was
quite extensive. The damage to sugar
will constitute one of the largest items
of the loss.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-20
Iowa State News
S|COURNEY Gets
LOWE R LIGHT RATE
CITY AND ELECTRIC co. AGREE
ON FIVE YEAR
CONTRACT.

Sigourney. Feb. 18.--At this week
meeting Of the city council an agree
ment was finally entered into between
the city authorities and the Sigour'
ney Electric company as to the rates
the electric company may charge IN
the future for lights Under the for
mer contract, which expired last sum
mer, and under which the electric
company had operated for the past
five years, the company charged all
users of light fifteen cents per watt:
Although the old contract expired
last summer no agreement between
the city and the electric company was
arrived at until last night. According
to the new contract, which will be
five year contract, all users OF cur
rent for lighting purposes will pay
twelve cents per watt for the f1rst
twenty watts used up to eighty. ten
cents per watt, and over 100 at the
rate of eight cents per watt The con-
tract further provides that after
March 1 the electric company Will
provide each user of current with
book of instructions so that the peo-
pie may learn to read their own
meters. and also card is to be LEFT
showing the meter readings each
month
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-20
NEEDLE REMAINS IN
BODY FIFTY YEARS

Creston, Feb. 1S.-About fifty years
ago J. K Ewing, then a soldier in
the civil war, was one day washing his
Clothes in the creek near Chattanooga,
Tenn, when large needle, which was
in the clothes ran full length into the
tleshy part of his thumb. He succeed
ed in extracting Pc of it and then
went at once to the army physician,
who vas unable to find the remainder
The wound was soon healed and was
forgotten until some time ago, when
Mr.. Ewing felt his wrist getting sore,
and one day discovered that 1t was the
remainder of the needle which was
causing the trouble.
He succeeded in removing the piece
of needle, which was about an inch
and a half long, from his wrist just be-
low the thumb, but the wound did not
heal. Mr.. Ewing was in the city con.
sulting one of the local doctors and
having the wound dressed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-20
ADOPT RESOLUTION
HONORING MEMORY

The board of directors of the Young
Mems Christian association of Ottum-
wa. Iowa, by unanimous vote, adopted
the following resolutions relative to
the death of Major Samuel Mahon, at
a recent meeting of said board:
The unexpected death of Major Sam
uel Mahon, since our last regular board
meeting, has broken our ranks, and
left a vacant place on this board.
Nature did a great deal for Major
Mai,on. She endowed him with a
strong and clear intellect, an untirinG
desire to know things useful, and the
faculty of classifying and arranging
them logically in the order of their i'm,
poriance. He believed that man lives
for purpose. and his sense of re,
sponsibility and loyalty to duty was al
ways alert. He was man of firm in
tegrity for the right, of careful business
habits and keen practical judgment
and was naturally aggressive. These
traits added to his civic pride, public
spiritedness and desire to be helpful
made him one of the leaders among
men wherever found. AS such he was
recognized by this community for near
ly half a century. He has helped tc
promote practically every new CHART
able or benevolent enterprise that has
! been successfully promoted in the city
during that time. In every important
emergency that has come upon the