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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-04
THE ALFRED-REIGEL
WEDDING AT ELDON

Eldon, May Wednesday evening,
April %, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Reigel on East Castor street, oc-
Cured the marriage of their daughter.
Miss Ruth. to Harry H. Alfred OF
Batavia. Promptly at o'clock, to the
strains Of Mendelssohn's wedding
march, played by Miss Cuba Carter,
the young couple, accompanied by the
brides father and preceded by little
Miss Helen Kingery, niece of the
bride, carrying the ring in a lily, took
their places before Rev. Williams of
the Congregational church, who read
the service, using the English ring
ceremony. After congratulations. a
ed.
Mrs. Alfred has spent most of her
life in Eldon and has large host OF
friends. Mr.. Alfred is the son of Mr..
and Mrs Ed Alfred of Batavia and is
highly esteemed young man. They
will make their home in Batavia.
About twenty guests were present, in.
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs Ed Alfred and
daughter, Miss Helen, of Batavia, par
ents and sister Of the groom. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Reigle of Valley Junction
and Mrs Ed Gray of Springfield, III,
sister of the bride.
Misses Elizabeth Reigel and Cuba
Carter entertained number OF their
girl friends Monday evening at the
home of the former, in honor OF Miss
Ruth Reigel. The affair was variety
shower
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DOIJRLE BARRELED
VIOLATION OF LAW

Des Moines, May LIB. E. Jones, the
well known Burlington route engineer.
was fined $12.7O in the police court for
a double-barreled violation of the traf-
fic laws made and provided. Mr.. Jones
paid his fine by writing check and
with good grace promised to be more
careful in future.
The defendant drove his car to the
postoffice and permitted it to stand
facing the wrong direction. In addi-
ton to this he forgot to shut off his
engine. A member of the police de-
partment happened along and when
Mr.. Jones emerged from the post
office, broke the sad news to him that
he was "in dutch with the law. Mr.
Jones after putting the soft pedal on
his engine, accompanied the officer to
the central station. where an informa
ton was filed and the hearing held
at once. Mr.. Jones pleaded guilty
and the fine was assessed by Judge
! Guelich.
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LITTLE BENNY,s NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

hats wat made it so urgent, in a way
yes, ha ha.
dident no thare were such things
s funny bizniss lettirs, sed ma.
Thare is moar in hevvin and biznlss
Kisses than is dreamed of in yure fill
sofy, o Pawleen, sed pop, yes, as
ias saying it was funny kind of a
ort Of bizniss lettir, ha ha, ! han to
afintl think of 1t.
j kerry odd that if you mailed my
ct 10 Sue the day befoar yestidday
ent got an answer by this time
ed Ia, well I'm Wateing 10 heer wat
va ID funny about the lettir.
10 be sure, ha ha, sed pop, we'll.
d be, it was wat you mite call let
i q bum wun department to anuthir,
4 fwere, and thetfuny part of 1t was
! I sippose you wood 1aff to no moa1
the bizniss to apprisheate the
part, Of 1t,
-ly me and see, sed ma.
rb it wood take to lawng and I'm
you coodent understand sed pop.
w don't get an reply frum Sue by
Zorro III understand, awl rite, sed ma
I5dont see wat that has to do with
bed pop.
Yosserbly not, sed ma. Meening
still thawt it was her lettir to Ant
". WITCH it was, avn akkount of me
hing saw the address avn 1t vile !
is bringing it hoam
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| went GROUND to the tailors to get
pops SCOT last mite, and the tailor gave
me- lettir, saying, Heer. this was IN
the cote pockit. And took the SCOT
and the lettir hoam. the lettir looking
as if it was Supposed to of bin mailed
and wasent
This lettir was in the pockit of 1T,
pop sed to pop
MY grayshiss, bet enything that's
the lettir to my sistir Sue gave you
yestidday to male for me, sed ma.
Nonsents, nonsents, sed pop. And
he quick got up and startid to go out
to male the lettir
Well. wat is it then, sed ma
III tell you wen KUN back, sed pop.
And he went out and mailed the letter
and CAIN back agen, and ma sed. Viii
lynn. now if that was my lettir to
Sue. shell be very angry with you,
I told you that was very important
lettir.
MY deer, that was meerly bizniss
letter, very urgent dismiss lettir. sed
pop. don't understand how evvir
calm to. forget it, I'm the last man in
i the werld to gorget to male lettir.
! O lissen whose tawking, sed ma,
we'll wat was the lettir, / thawt you
were going to tell me wat the lettir
was.
| o sed pop, we'll you see, ha ha. it
was very funny bizniss lettir, and
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CNluSIlC6 III
Land me in Jail? Positively. l as
sure you, on my honor, you are the
only living person who, by any stretch
of the imagination. could offer damag-
ing testimony against me, along that
line"
He spoke so confidently she felt 1t
| was the truth. II believe you." she
said She wanted to say more, be-
fitting the thrill of the moment, but
she had no time. Dickie and two 9TH
ers were approaching. 1t might be
best il he met them alone. So she
slipped away and walked toward the
house. It would be quite exciting
enough afterward, she told herself, to
find out what happened. 1t wasn't
until she got almost to the house, that
she remembered she ought to have
asked Bob for ring or course, he
would have goodly supply Of them.
Would it make her particeps criminis
though If she wore one of his rings ?
Then she concluded 1t wouldn't be-
cause she was innocent OF intention.
She didn't know She wondered. also,
if she should announce her engage
ment' right OF, or wait a day or two.
She decided to wait day or two. But
she told Miss Gwendoline Gerald what
a lovely time she and Mr.. Bennett had
had together, fishing And Miss Ger
aid smiled cryptic smile.
Meanwhile Bob had met Dan and
Dickie and Clarence.
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at that young gentleman with lower

at that young gentleman with lower
ing brows.
You bet did," returned Dickie. Il
put in good day. viciously, while
you were fishing"
Yes corroborated the commo-
dore. "Dickie found dozen people
who think you're dottie on the crum.
pet, all right"
Bob folded his arms, still regarding
Dickie. "You know what I've nina
to do to your"
Hold ont said Dan hastily. This
matters got to be handled tactfully
We can't, any one of us, give way to
our personal feelings. however much
we may want to. Let's be business.
like. Eth, Clarence? Businesslike!''
Sure" said Clarence family
But Dickie. 4 standing behind the
commodore and Clarence, said some
thing about tact being waste of time
In some cases. He said it In such q
sneering nasty way that Bob breathed
deep. G fge} fy-y n
I've simply got to spank that little
rooster" he muttered.
But again the commodore smooth.
ed things over. Shut up Dickie," he
said angrily. you'll spoil all. I'm
sure Bob wants to help us out, II he
can. He knows it's really UP to him,
to do so. Bob's a good sport" 1t was
an awful effort for the commodore to
appear nice and amiable. but he man.
aged to, for the moment. you will
help us out, won't you?" he added,
placing velvety fingers on Bob's arm.
But Bob with vigorous swing shook
off those fingers. He didn't intend
being taken into custody. Dan and
the others might as we'll understand
that, first as last. The commodore s
voice grew more appealing.
Don't you see you're being crazy
will account for everything"
"Oh, will it," In still small voice.
{To be continued.)
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dance frock. Skirts, short in length,
billow and flare like sails in the wind,
as the wearers dip. swing or hesitate
in the measures of the dance; their
width is accumulated by the tightness
of the waist and the closeness of the
couture, giving a flower.like forma-
ton to the modern silhouette. So
varied are the colors, the scene oe-
comes human Kaleidoscope, the shift
ing figures bringing first pastel and
then vivid shades to the fore.
One girl in particular attracted my
attention, as l watched the dancers the
other night. She might have been an
1850 instead of a 1915 girl, so tight was
her pointed bodice and so full her
circular skirt Her throat, white as
the taffeta of which the gown was
made, rose above the round decollete.
This was edged with fine chantilly
lace and scattered flowers, woven in
pure silver and blue, seemed pur-
posely placed to catch and hold the
color of her eyes, so perfect was the
match. The very simplicity of the
frock made it attractive; its only trim
ming, besides the lace, was heavy
cord covered with silk, edging and
bottom of the bodice and Topped gar
land-fashion on the skirt. Not a de-
tail Of the costume was overlooked,
from her white stockings and black
slippers, laced high with ribbon, to the
Grecian band that held her hair: a tell
tale sway of the billowing skirt told as
plain as words, as she glided away,
that there was hoped petticoat be-
neath-not the tapped creation our
grandmothers knew, but an ingenious
arrangements introduced in the early
winter, consisting of net petticoat,
cut to come just below the knee, med
ium in width and finished at the lower
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TOO much truth" said Clarence
with sheer Feel half that way,
myself"
would be all the better for us. II
it were really So observed Dan. And
to Bob: "You think that we think
you're a burglar?"
"Don't you? Didn't you say some
thing about locking me up?'
But not in Jail"
Bob stared. What them
"A sanatorium."
"Sanatorium?"
For the insane"
"You mean
You're crazy" said Dan. That's
the ticket Dickie found out, up at
Mrs Ralstons'
"Oh, Dickie did?' said Bob. looking
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to step forward and take him. HIS
tory was full of such kisses. And yet
he would have sworn she was not that
kind.
you're to come along without max
ing a fuss" said the commodore sig
nificantly.
"But j don't want to come along.
This is going too far" demonstrated
Bob. 1--WE a decided objection to BE-
ing locked up as burglar
Burglar" exclaimed Dan.
Don't know how you found out!
Appearances may be against me, but, /
stopping in the road, eff you want me
to go along, you've got to take me,
The trio looked at one another:
Maybe, he really suggested
Dickie. touching his forehead.
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in THE POST-LENTEN oEA4ON
Dance Fr0cks Possessed
Of the Spirit OF lY5O
PETTICOATs AGAIN POPULAR

edge with reed. Theee are some
times shown in the shops festooned
with flowers that show through the
sheer net dresses.
Though entirely different in cut and
texture. an equally charming dress
was worn at fete in the midweek,
by one of the season debutantes noted
for her delicate Dresden-like beauty.
with her golden hair wound low in
the neck and single curl over her
shoulder, she appeared perfect crino-
line belle in her white net frock over
slip Of white charmeuse covered
with white chiffon. A bodice of vel
low faille silk, draped in front and
held with roses, gave touch of color
which was carried out in tiny en-
broidered wreaths on the guimpe and
skirt; below the wreaths on the skirt,
scallops of gathered ribbon made
trimming in keeping with the U-shaped
neck and full. pulled sleeves, Cameo
bracelets clasped around her wrists
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-04
ORMER IOWA "U'
MAN PASSES AWAY

Iowa City, May News of the
Heath Of T. w. klingenberger at Los
ANGELES, CAL, has been received here.
He was a law graduate of the class OF
b8. and a member of the Sigma NJ
fraternity Klingenberg played foot.
ball while here and will be well re-
fmembered by followers of the game at
THAI time. The deceased leaves a wife
and an aged father and mother in
Dubuque, his old home.
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and small fam carried more for ITS
beauty thar real utility. l,lade fitting
accessories the costume. The rare
beauty of tl,is gown was emphasized
by cherry-red taffeta frock worn by
he- friend s.a
It seems as if these styles, borrowed
from the days when Jenny Lind ana
Adeline Patti won their fame, give to
each girl an individual grace as she
sways to the rhythm of the modern
music. There are, Swiss frocks trim-
med with brilliant silk, Dolly Warden
taffetas, failles, soft charmauses. chill.
fons, ard lace creations worthy OF
note A CLINT now and then Of much
beruffled petticoat warns us OF the re-
turn Of the feminine fancy. which We
lost sight Of for the past season or
two. Now the stores have on display
complete collection of figured and
plain taffetas. dainty nainsooM and
sheer batistes trimmed with filet and
yalencinnes lace for dance frocks, and
considerable space is devoted to Access
series for the dance as well.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-04

Uncle Wiggily are you going to be
home again today?" asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy, the muskrat lady, of the rabbit
gentleman one morning, as she cleared
away the breakfast things In the hol-
low stump bungalow.
why, did you want me to watch
some more carrot soup so it will not
burn?" he asked, with a funny little
twitch of his nose, as he thought of
the time he boiled some oranges, as l
told you in the story before this one.
mo, it isn't soup this time" spoke
Nurse Jane as she tied pink bow on
her tail. "In fact you have nothing
to do, Uncle Wiggily, except stay
home, and take the bundles that come
from the store. You know | was shop
ping yesterday, and some things are
coming C. O. d. That is, you have to
pay money for them when the boy
delivers them"
THAT will be mere pleasure. my
dear Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy," Uncle Wig
gily said politely. as he looked in his
pocketbook But where are you go
ing?' W.,
81 am going over to see Mrs. Wib-
blewobble. the duck lady, answered
Nurse Jane. 81 told her about the car
rot soup you made, and she wants to
know how you did it. am going to
tell her il you will stay and look after
the bungalow"
II will stay Uncle Wiggily said.
"My rheumatism pains me little to-
day, and don't care to go out"
And we are going to have cold
lunch, so you needn't cook anything"
the muskrat lady said, as she went out.
Uncle Wiggily sat down to read the
paper, when, all at once he felt that ne
would like to have an apple to niDble.
"I'll Just go down cellar and get
one,"" he said to himself I'll bring up
two or three, and then if Billie or
Mamie Wagtail, the goat children, stop
in on their way from school, or u
Peetie or Jackie Bow Wow go past
can give them little treat. But 1T is
dark down cellar" Uncle Wiggily said
$50 must take candle with me.
Soon the old gentleman rabbit. care
fully carrying leftover last year
| Christmas tree candle, started down
the cellar stairs of the hollow stump
bungalow. 1t was quite dark, and he
had to 20 slowly for fear of stumbling
anu 1dllluk, cSpCCldlly ho AS AAs-N -
use his red, white and blue striped
derumatism barker pole crutch that
Nurse Jane had gnawed for him out OF
| {. cornstalk.
Soon Uncle Wiggily was safely down
cellar, and he started tor the she'll
where the apples were kept He was
just reaching up his paw to take some
| when, all of sudden, there came a
, puff Of wind down the chimney !,
blew shut the cellar door, that opened
from the kitchen, and, at the same
time the wind blew out Uncle Wig
gily's candle, leaving him in the dark
4"Ha! This is no joke!" the rabbit
gentleman said. II will light my
candle again
He began to feel in his pockets fol
matches. but, to his sorrow, he coulo
not find one. Not match did e
have!
"Well. how am going to light the
candle without match?' he asked ou'
loud. though there was no one In the
cellar but himself to whom he coulc
speak. II guess I'll have to go up
stairs in the dark, get my candle hgnt
&c and come back for the apples,
Uncle Wiggily went on.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-04
MEMORIAL SERVICES
AT SIGOURNEY MAY 2S

sigourney. May AT recent
meeting of Robert F. Lowe post G. A.
R. and the Womens Relief corps it
was decided to celebrate Decoration
day on May 20 this year as the thlr-
tieth falls on Sunday.
Good speakers for the occasion will
be procured and there will be num-
Der of addresses on the day, which
will be interspersed with vocal and
instrumental music. ~
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sruDENTs SUSPENDED.

Webster City, May L.-The Webster
City high school athletic association
was all shot to pieces when twenty
high school boys were suspended for
ten days because they flunked to go
fishing. Every boy suspended is prom
inent In athletics.
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KILL 12.75o DANDELloNs.

Des Moines, May Pupils of Bird
school celebrated dandelion day in a
practical manner. Under the direc-
ton of Miss Laura Matthews, princi-
pal, the boys and girls were divided
into bands of ten and fifteen each.
They were given fifteen minutes dur.
ing the day to dig dandelions. Cap.
tains kept a record OF the number and
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PosTMAsTERs WILL MEET.

Des Moines, May 1.-THE chamber
of commerce has received notice that
the fourth class postmasters of lowe
will hold their annual convention III
Des Moines on May Is.
1t is expected that ESQ postmaster
will attend the meeting. High official
of the postoffice department also an
expected to attend.
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TOOK OFF END OF FINGER.

Sigourney, May 1.-Milo Shifflett,
while working in the garage of Shana-
felt got his little finger on his left
hand caught in magnetic on a car,
with the result that the end of the
finger was chewed off and the nail re-
moved.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-04
INJURED IN FALL ON STEPS.

Sigourney, May Mrs. Dan Nor
rissey. while coming down the steps
Of Dr.. Goldthwaite's Office, slipped and
fell badly spraining one of her ankles.
She has suffered a great deal with it
since her accident and is not able to
get around on it.
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New York, May l. 1915.
Although Dame Fashion, mindful of
the subway, perhaps, hesitates to
spring the hoop skirt in daytime
dresses, she spares no fulness in the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-04

when the day was over the total mum.
Der of plants destroyed was 1880.
This is believed to be school record.
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UNCLE wIeGlLY IN THE DARK.
BY HOWARD r. GARIs

Copyright by Evening News Publish
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
Russia Becomes Temperate

The prohibition of selling brandy
in the government monopoly shops
was introduced throughout the Rus
sian empire from the beginning of
the war; on the day Of mobilization,
and has now been in force for more
than eight months. One Of the Rus
sian papers has made inquiries con-
corning the results Of this measure,
and has published some of the statis-
teal data that was collected. The
following list shows the consump-
ton of vodka in the city of Moscow
in 1914 compared with the preceding
year: July, 612,6S6 gallons in 1913
and 359,124 gallons In 1914; August,
667,926 gallons in 1913 and 23,373 gal
Ions in 1914; October, 70768S gallons
in. 1918 and 2,S13 gallons in 1914. Dur
ing the first three months vodka could
be obtained at the first-class restau'
rants for consumption in the same,
the selling OF vodka in bottles being
prohibited under heavy fine.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
THE GROWTH OF
WESTERN CANADA
Increase in Railway Mileage,
School Attendance and
Population.

Some idea Of the extent Of railway
construction in Western Canada can
be derived from the fact that the rail-
way mileage in the Province OF AL
berta has been doubled in three years.
The present mileage is 4,O97 In all
of the settled districts there is ample
railway privileges, The rates are gov
erned by Dominion Railway Commits.
sion, and in the exercise of their pow
ers they not only control the rates,
giving fair equality to both railway
and shipper, but form court to hear
complaints of any who may desire to
lodge the same.
In the matter of education no better
instance of the advancement that Is
taking place can be given than that
found in the information to hand that
attendance at the University OF Al
berta has increased 1000 per cent in
FIVE years, and is now thoroughly rep
resentative Of all settled portions OF
the Province. The students in attend
ance are from sixty-one distinct dis
tricts.
Then as to the prosperity which fol-
lows residence in Western Canada, J.
E. Edward Of Blackie, Alta, gives
splendid testimony. He writes, I'm
the spring of 1907 first came to this
locality from the State Of Iowa, Cass
County, and located on quarter Sec
ton of land near Blackie. Since COM
ing here have been engaged in mixed
farming, which l have found to be
more profitable than where formerly
lived. On coming here my worldly
holdings were small besides having a
family to care for. I now own three
quarter sections, sixty head Of cattle,
twenty head Of horses and forty head
of hogs, without encumbrance.
During the seven years have not
had a crop fail. My best crop of oats
averaged ninety bushels per acre, with
a general yield of thirty-five bushels
and upward. My best wheat crop aver
aged forty-three bushels per acre
When have had smaller yields pei
acre | have found that It has beer
due to improper cultivation. The win
tiers here, although at times the wealth
er is cold, l find as a whole are yer!
agreeable. The summers are warm
but not sultry. The summer night
are cool and one is always assured o
a good nights rest. My health ha
been much better, as do not sufte
from catarrh since coming here.
have no land for sale, and am no
wishing to make any change, bu
would be pleased to answer any Ell
uuiries concerning this locality.
vertisement.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
HANDS LIKE VELVET
Kept So by Daily Use Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

On retiring soak hands in hot Cuti.
cura soapsuds, dry and rub the Oint.
ment into the hands some minutes.
Wear bandage or old gloves during
night. This Is a "one night treat.
ment for red, rough, chapped and
sore hands" 1t works wonders.
Sample each free by mail with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address Cuticura, Dept
Ky, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
Steep the Sassafras.

A st. Louis clergyman gloomily In
forms US:
THE images Of the poet and the
painter have ceased to charm US. We
want the realities. Hence the passing
of poetry"
Sassafras tea in liberal doses, about
this time of year, was formerly be
lieved to be a sound remedy for the
physical conditions which generate
that state of mind.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
Ashamed Of Them.

81 see the Sayre baby cried with
loud protest when 1t was made a
Christian
"Well, when you see the way Chris.
tians are acting just now in the world
can you blame the baby?"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
Speaking Of War.

Church-Don't hear so much now Of
engagements of American women and
foreigners.
Gotham-The foreigners seem to
be kept pretty busy now with en-
gagements among themselves"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18

sucn pains In m y
sides, and terrible
backache so that I
could hardly stand.
/ took six bottles Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e g etable Com
pound, and now l can
do any amount of
work, sleep good, eat
good, and don't have
a bit Of trouble. 1
recommend lydia p,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
Cures Ivy Poisoning.

For ivy poisoning apply Hanford's
Balsam. 1t is antiseptic and may be
used to kill the poison. Prompt relief
should follow the first application.
Adv.