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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
FORMER MAYOR OF
SOLON is INDICTED

Iowa City, Sept. 25.-The grand jury
Friday returned an indictment against
Charles w. Wolfe, former mayor Of
Scion. charging him with assault with
intent to commit murder The indict.
ment is an outcome of the shooting of
Frank Kregci, editor of the Scion
Economy on the principal street in the
town after Kregci had published an
article to which Wolfe took offense.
They were rivals in the creamery bust
ness. Wolfe resigned as mayor the
day after the shooting. He was freed
under $4,000 bond awaiting trial. n
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

MEMBERS OF CAVALRY CLOSE
MOST SUCCESSFUL REUNION;
THE BOY SCOUTS.

Pennington, Sept. 25.-The veter-
ans Of the Third Iowa cavalry nave
Just closed a most successful re-
union. About seventy-five SURVIVORS
were present to answer roll call.
An informal reception was held at
the opera house Thursday afternoon,
when amusing incidents of the war
were told and enjoyed. Captain LOT
Abraham of Mt. Pleasant entertained
"the boys" by song and story. MT.
Abram is always welcome guest
at all G. A. R. reunions. In the even
ing a lengthy program was given. Rev.
p X. Hawk, in his most pleasing man
ner. gave the address OF welcome
which was responded to by b. Romlng-
or Of Bloomfield, who gave most
excellent address.
The Boy Scouts were represented
by drill and tableaux and one OF the
prettiest features of the evening was
a q. A. r. drill by twelve girls with
costumes exactly alike.
Mrs Edna Robson delighted the
old soldiers with a reading, as did
Edward Weigner with a tenor 500.
The solo by Nellie Jones, little miss
of Ave summers, was heartily encor-
ed.
Tho business session was held Fri
d.v afternoon and at its close the old
soldiers were taken in autos around
fhe oity in the annual parade, accom-
panied by the Pennington bano.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

A man comes down our street evvry
day selling pretzils, in baskit, yelling
Pretzils, pretzils, fresh pretzils, pref
zils. Reeing littel man with a STUN
mick big enuff for big man and If
you wunt 2 pretzils for a sent insted
of wun he will sell them to you, the
ony diffrents in them beeing that they
are stale, and this AFTERNOON / bawt 2
for sent and licked the salt awf of
both of them, then went in the house
and sat by the parler window Getting
wun, witch vile was doing it my sis
tir Gladdis calm in.
Hello, Gladdis, sed.
My goodniss, I'm as hungry as flock
of bears, sed Gladdis, don't see wy we
cant have suppir erly in this house
O, heers pretzil. / haven't attn a
pret2il sints don't no wen.
And she picked up my uthir pretzil
and looked at it.
That's mine, you can have it for a
sent, sed.
can have 1t for nuthing, if eny-
boldly shood happin to ask you, it's
time you Termed to give sumboddy
sumthing wunts in vile, without tx
peckting to be payed for it, sed Glad
dis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
MONTEZUMA WILL
HAVE NEW DELIVERY

Montezuma, Sept. 25.-Montezuma
merchants are installing coopora-
tive delivery. Two deliveries will be
made in the morning and two in the
afternoon, with three on Saturday. A
regular route will be mapped, so that
the grocers and their customers will
know when to look for the wagons.
The plan has been tried out in q num-
Der of places, and has been pronounc-
ed good. There we're one or towns
that went back to the old plan, because
some of the grocers imagined that they
were losing by the plan, but on the
vast majority the merchants have
found that they are effecting hand
some saving through this coopera-
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
SUPPLIES TIED UP.

q The English-Swedish commission
(which has for two months been striv-
! ing to adjust the trade differences be-
tween the two countries, is no nearer
satisfactory solution of the dispute
than at the beginning Of its session.
Meanwhile, over twenty-five million
AdeEsrs worth of supplies for Russia
N cch she urgently needs, have ac-
~ ..Alulated in Sweden, owing to this
S3country's refusal to allow the transit
sszof goods to Russia until England has
gmodifled her demands regulating the
$amount of Swedens imports.
The resumption of the meetings of
Z the commission after an adjournment
(which followed apparently Intellectual
aattempts to arrive at an understanding
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK


Anvil rite, you can have 1t. sed, but
wunt to tell you sumthing
Wat. sed Gladdis taking a bite out
OF the pretzil.
Thares no hurry, I'll tell you aftir
you eet the pretzil. I sed
o, don't wunt to heer 1t, sed
Gladdis. And she kepp avn Getting the
pretzil till 1t was awl gone but littel
hunk, and sed. haven't told you
wat was going to tell you vet.
Awl rite, don't tell me II 1t herts,
sed Gladdis.
It's about that pretzil. sed.
Wat, well wat about 1t, sed Gladdis,
and sed. 1t wasent very salty, was It.,
and Gladdis sed. No. as matter of
fackt, 1t wasent.
licked awl the salt awf of It befoar
you CAIN In, I sed.
You littel freek, sed Gladdis. And
she made grab for me and let her
chase me erround the room about 4
times and then ran out the frunt
doar and she throo the hunk of pretzil
that was left at me and 1t hit me avn
the top of the he'd, beeing pritty
good shot for Gladdis, proberly beeing
a axsident, and not, herting mulch
anyway.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

and ST. Louis are very gentle with Of
tenders. Buffalo has an ordinance SO
drastic that it promises to follow the
fate of most American legislation that
is not enforced. Philadelphia, Provi-
dence, Rochester and Louisville stulti-
fly themselves by exempting locomo-
tives.
The most conspicuous success is
being made by the smoke inspection
department of Chicago with the assist
ance of public-spirited committee
of citizens, who are spending consid-
cradle sum in educating the public and
officials. While Chicago was estimated
to be losing $5O,OOO00O through smoke
in the three years before 1911, it was
spending $143,OO0 for smoke abate-
ment Comparatively modest results
would have justified this expenditure,
yet it is believed that the smoke was
reduced one-third in that time. Elk
Guiding private houses, it is stated that
there are 10000 smoke stacks in Chi
cago emitting unnecessary smoke. To
supervise these there were employed
in 1910. fourteen assistants and nine
deputies. Chicago provides police
man for every 440 persons; but the
most efficient smoke department in the
country still provides only one inspec-
tor for $50 smoke stacks. 1t is not
likely that there are so many offenders
among the cosmopolitan citizens of
Chicago as among the native smoke
stacks.
1t is estimated that forty-three per
cent of the smoke comes from locomo-
tives; about the same amount from
miscellaneous power plants and spec
ial furnaces; six per cent from the
business district; four per cent from
boats, and less than five per cent from
domestic buildings. 1t is therefore
evident that the. identification of rail
roads and the construction of central
power and heating plants would nearly
clear the atmosphere because the most
expensive mechanical devices can be
profitably incorporated in these insti-
turions.
The mechanical difficulties are solv-
ed; now for a little of that mythical
efficiency" we read about in the
books! When the business man is in
the clouds public spirit is needed to
clear the skies.
onal Editorial Service.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

Inc resumption of manufacturing
this fall will be accompanied by the
rejoicing of the unthinking that the
air is full of smoke and prosperity,
with capital P. 1t is impossible to
estimate the exact losses from the
waste of fuel or the destruction Of
vaules due to SCOT. The estimates are
made coIservatively completely dis
pose of the ancient superstition that
smoke is excusable as an evidence of
prosperity. 1t is calculated that the
annual per capita loss from smoke in
Chicago is So; in Cleveland $12; in
Pittsburgh $40.
Whether the actual loss is half as
large or twice as large it is inexcus-
able since scientific devices make
smoke abatement entirely feasible.
A catalogue of the losses due to
needless smoke Is an impressive in
dictment of this form of waste. The
hysterical citizen who is throwing his
hat up into black cloud of early fall
SCOT would do well to make some
simple calculations. How much does
the Notwithstanding the manu-
facturers and storekeepers-spen for
the periodical decoration of the exter-
ior and interior of buildings? How
much do the unnecessary daily, week
ly and annual cleanings foot up? How
much expense should be allowed for
the wear and tear of all this cleaning?
What allowances should BIZ made for
window cleaning, injuries to goods.
increased cost of artificial lighting,
laundry bills? What is the loss to the
community in i'll health of people, ami
mails. and plants?
The loss from carbon going up is
estimated to be only one-tenth the loss
from carbon coming down.
The movement for smoke abatement
has now extended to cities of all
classes. A dozen of the smaller cities
already have an ordinance or smoke
inspection officer. OF the cities from
$4,000 to 100000 population more than
one-fourth make some effort to stop
the nuisance. Most of the cities of
over 100000 population have grappled
with the problem. AS is common in
the case of new reform, many of the
ordinances are limited by exceptions
designed to protect property at the ex-
pense of the people. Denver, Detroit
Copyright, 1915 by Nat
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
YOUNG WOMAN is
DRAGGED BY HORSE

Rome. Sept. 26-A very serious &C.
cident happened near this vicinity
when Miss Gertrude White and her
sister, Myrtle, and friend were hick-
ory nutting. While tying the horse
to tree 1t became frightened and
ran away. dragging her beneath the
buggy and continued dragging her for
several yards. Help was at once sum-
moned and she was taken to her home,
whore she remained unconscious for
about eleven hours. A doctor was
called but found no bones had been
broken. Miss Gertrude is resting now
rs we'll az could be expected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
AN ATTRACTIVE MARKET.

G.. M. Reynolds, president OF the Con-
tinental and Commercial National
bank of Chicago, in reviewing the
general business conditions of the
country and the effects of the war says
that "the immense surplus of gold in
this country will make this an attrac-
tive market, when the war Is over, for
foreign countries which will be oblig-
ed to sell materials in America at a
very low price in order to bring about
a return of gold to those countries.
There is the added incentive of the
employment of men who have been in
the army to find means Of support.
This suggests the possibility Of keen
competition and low prices when the
war is terminated. On the other hand,
a great many contend that the conclus-
ion Of peace will bring with It, for q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

Sept. Csc. G. Cremer and Nina
Woodford were married Thursday ev-
ening. We wish them happy voyage
through life's journey.
Sept. 26.-Capt. Chas. P. Brown
writes from Paxton, Neb.. that his fam
lily are joyfully on their way to Colo
RADIO and are having a pleasant and
successful trip. All the family are
exceptionally well.
While T. J. Hall and wife we're at
the coal palace last evening someone
broke into their residence on Ottum-
wa street and stole some money, an
overcoat and hat. There is no clue
whatever to the guilty party.
Sept. 27-The Chicago club can not
be here the 7th and 9Th. The Kansas
City club, winners of the Western lea
que will play however. next Wednes-
day and Thursday.
The reunion of the Fourth Iowa cav
larry will be held here on October l, ;
and 3.
Sept. 29.-sam Caster through his
attorney today filed his petition aginst
the Electric Street Railway Co., ask
ing $4,000 damages for his child that
was killed August 1S, by the cars at
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

81 didn't think Edward had it In
him." said one friend. 1T must have
taken a lot of diplomacy on his part
to win out in that venture
ooh, don't know" said the other.
"As matter of fact happen to
know that he told her the simple
TRUTH
You don't say SOL"
Eyes, he told her he couldn't live
without her."
There was young fountain pen
salesman, who, to his great JOY, was
succeeding on his first trip in per-
suading a stationer to order one hun
dred pens. But all of a sudden the
stationers manner changed to the
young man.
81 countermand that order" he
barked, and hurried into his private
office slamming the door behind him.
Later In the day his bookeeper
said to the stationer:
MAY I ask you, sir, why you SO
suddenly countermanded your order
for those fountain pens?"
1.-THE young salesman" explained
the stationer, booked my. order IN
lead pencil"
se-hunter-Seems to me this
house isn't very well built. The floor
shakes when we walk.
AGENT that's the new
kind of spring floor for dancing, you
know.
House hunter-And these stairs
creak terribly.
Agent-Ye-s. We furnish this new
patent burglar alarm staircase WIN
out extra charge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

The state law regulating the use Of
motor vehicles in Iowa states among
other things that: "the operator of a
motor vehicle shall, before stopping,
turning or changing the course of such
vehicle, first see that there is sufficient
space to make such movement in safe
ty and shall give visible or audible
signal to the crossing officer, If there
be such, or to the drivers of vehicles
following, of his intention to make
such movement, by raising the hand
and indicating with it the direction in
which he wishes to turn"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
SHOULD BE PREPARED.

The great danger to be feared in the
near future is the breaking down of
civilization in Europe. BY the time
that the present war is over the CAKES
on the people in the European coun-
tries will be so great that revolutions
are sure to occur. Many of the pres
ent governments will be forced out Of
existence.
Civilization has been as far advanc-
ed many times in the past as it is now,
yet it has been destroyed and forgot
ten.
The United States must prepare to
meet the great problems of such con-
dition as will prevail in a short time in
Europe. This country must prepare it.
self to cope with armed force and in
dividual intrigue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
100 NEW FACULTY MEMBERS.

Iowa City, Sept. 25.-Almost 100 new
faculty members and promoted mem
bers were announced at.the university
Of Iowa's sixty-fourth convocation by
President T. H. Macbride. The list
has appeared in these dispatches from
time to time, during the summer. DR..
Macbride, in the course Of his address
to 1000 students, said: This Is your
day Of days. You will remember 1t
with delight long years hence, when
your temples are touched with gray.
Life, itself, will not exhaust the treas
ures of It's memories"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
"ALSO RAN" AGAIN

Ex-Governor Eugene N. Foss who for
several years was self appointed
Moses to lead the Bay state masses in
to influence and affluence, was again
this week candidate for the nominal
ton for governor of Massachusetts, on
the republican ticket. Some years ago
he was elected as a democrat and has
been candidate on every ticket and of
every party since that time. Last
Tuesday in the primary he didn't get
enough votes to make It worth while
to count them. He was not a factor in
the race and will never be again. The
people are done with him. He has run
out
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

has ;reawakened fresh interest in the
trade question which is for the mo-
ment the most widely discussed topic
in Sweden. Hope is generally express
ed that compromise will be effected
which will result in more friendly re.
lations between England and Sweden.
Few are pessimistic enough to believe
that the misunderstanding will widen
into a more serious breach between
the two countries,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
EXPOSED
TO TYPHOID FEVER

Knoxville, Sept. 25.-There are 1876
persons at the state hospital at Knox
vile who seem to have been exposed
to typhoid. The state is conducting an
investigation and is trying to locate
the source of the trouble. In the
meantime, the inmates are being In
oculated against typhoid. That the
serum actually furnishes protection in
almost all cases, has been demonstrate
ed by it's use Of the army and navy
of this and other countries.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

time at least, marked revival in bust
ness, especially on the Pacific coast,
and in the; southern states, where the
expectation of lumber has practically
ceased because of the war, and south
ern bankers and business men are al.
most unanimous in declaring that it
would mean the restoration of prosper.
ity there, as it would remove the
difficulties confronting cotton growers,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
EASTERN TEACHERS
NOT COMING WEST

Iowa City, Sept. 25.-Dr. Salwyn
Schapiro, whose appointment by the
state board of education to q profess
sorship in European history at Iowa
university was announced two weeks
ago, has changed his mind. The city
college of New York offered him such
additional inducements that he decid-
ed to retain his chair there Appoint
ment Of another man for the place at
Iowa will be announced later
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

The bankers of the middle west feel
that they can use all the money they
| have during the crop moving period
this fall. The middle west is the most
prosperous part Of the world this year
as in fact it usually is.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

It is not hard to believe that each
year will see additions to the munich
pal docks and terminal warehouses in
the middle west. Docks and ware.
houses are the first steps toward water
transportation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

many months of agitation. Except for
a bad stretch of road at the cemetery,
the north road into Ottumwa presents
very smooth travelling and is an incen-
tive for people to come into the city
from that direction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

Neil Cowan Of Spokane, WASH, IS
here visiting with his brother Wlillam
I.~-r--p .a+
-. and Mrs. J. E. Williams OF
Brooklyn, Iowa, attended the golden
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams last
Saturday.
Sam Hoffman was a business caller
in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Crawford and son
Hiram spent Sunday with relatives IN
Eldon.
Mrs. Jack Coleman returned nome
Thursday from Bloomfield where she
was called by the serious illness OF her
sister Mrs. Alta Pietri.
Mr., and Mrs. Clyde Morley are Wis
ting relatives in Illinois.
Mrs. Alfalfa Specs of Birmingham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard MORROW OF
Douds- Leando and Mr.. and Mrs. r. c.
Cramlet of Selma attended the golden
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams on
Saturday.
Miss Ruth Coons attended tn, Aldine
Emperean society reception at Parsons
college Monday evening.
Williams Warren and Miss Lois
Bafal Of Columbus, Mont, were mar
ried last Wednesday in Columbus
Mont The bridal party arrived here
Tuesday and will visit here for several
weeks before going back to Columbus
where they will make their home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
BONAPARTE'S p. M. is
SERIOUSLY SICK

Bonaparte, Sept 25.-Mrs Alice M.
Davis was taken quite i'll last Tues
day night and on Wednesday suffered
two strokes of paralysis. She is in a
dangerous condition. Her daughter,
Mrs. Lola Spencer Of Chicago is with
her. Mrs. Davis was for some time
postmistress here, following the death
of her husband. Since then she has
been living alone in her home on
Bridge street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
LOST NATION FARMER HURT.

Lost Nation, Sept. 25.--George Daum,
living five miles south of town met
with a severe accident while out plow-
ing with two teams. The horses be-
came frightened and ran away break
ing Mr.. Daum's leg above the knee.
One of the horses was badly injured
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

The Panama canal has brought the
hustling South American country of
Chile nearly five thousand miles near
er New York and New Orleans than 1t
was by way Of the old route around
South America.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

There is a law against running an
auto through the business part of the
city or past hospitals with the muffler
cut off, thereby permitting the engine
to make unnecessary noise.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28
GETS coNsoLlDATED SCHOOL.

Luther, Sept. 25.-Luther, thriving
town of some 200 inhabitants in Boone
county is to get consolidated school
building. Plans have been completed
and there will be no unnecessary de-
lays in the construction. The build
ing will be located on a plot of IN
acres.
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h1-n n q E
s tor4 g J.

Two friends were talking over the
good fortune of mutual acquaint-
ance who had succeeded in gaining
the hand of rich girl.
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AUTO THIEVES BUSY.

lie Mars, Sept. 25.-Thieves stole an
automobile from the residence of AL
Won Berg. The stolen car was track
ed to Sioux Center, where trace was
lost
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-28

The repaving Of Court street is at
last an accomplished fact after
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LIBERTYVILLH.

viii clifford of Bloomfield was
business caller here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilmore OF Deep
River, Iowa, spent Sunday at the Logan
Williams home.
Neil Cowan Of Spokane, Wash, IS
here visiting with his brother William
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-11

Young pitchers, as a rule, can stand
he cold weather work better than
veterans, their arms being better
piled. Such a program would give
The youths confidence and might re-
suit in better percentage of victO-
ries for the team.
Mcconnell, too, should prove an as
set. He was a good man with the
Yankees, went back to the minors,
and now is up again with a good rec
ord behind him. He will have the
advantage of working with two of
the widest catchers in the business.
Put this in your hat: The west side
will see more well pitched games this
year than for several seasons.
Cubs trimmed Macks again, 7 to 8,
Safer and Zim banging three hits
each. McLarTy bagged one and ham
died eight chances at second. Safer
quit in the eighth, McLarry going to
first and CoTriden to second. Phelan
as pinch hitter copied a single.
Pierce gave three runs to Macks in
first inning. Then he was tight, and
Mcconnell and Lavender followed
with some toppy work.
If we were Mr.. Rebel Russell, White
SOX sOUthpaw, we could cut off leg
or two in order to get down to play
ing weight and hold our job. For
Russell is suffering this spring, just
as he did last year. He reported fat
and cannot do himself justice.
Against Venice yesterday he was
dubbed for eight hits in four innings,
passed two and whitfield none. He
vas lucky to get by alive.
Russell is tottering to fall and he
an blame no one but himself if he
ails on this trial. Last season should
have been a lesson. He came out of
the winter quarters too heavy to do
much for his club. Callahan was on
his back continually, but all strata
gems failed to get the Texan to
stage where he could battle the OPP