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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
WHO WILL take CARE
OF THE ENClE BOY?
TEN YEAR OLD YOUNGSTERS
CASE IS BEING HEARD BE-
FORE JUDGE CORNELL.

Judge Cornell in the district court
this afternoon, is trying to determine
who shall look after little ten year old
Francis Engle.
The lad was taken charge of by the
Associated Charities Office sometime
ago Al that time he was with
his grandfather, an old man 80 years
of age, living near Dudley. The
grandpaIent is not able to look after
the boy. that is foregone conclusion
of the parties taking the matter into
court Whether he shall be placed in
the custody of his mother or father or
strangers will be decided by the court
when he hears the witnesses sub
poened to appear.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
A KING WHO PUT BUSINESS INTO
RELIGION
The International Sunday School Les
son for November Is "Joash Re-
pairs the Temple" - II Kings 1921,
1876.

If anybody asks why the temple at
Jerusalem SO sorely needed repairing,
there is one sentence in the lesson
which makes answer After the record
Of Joash's loyalty to God, we read,
"Howbeit the high places werc not
taken away; the people still sacrificed
and burnt incense in the high places.
That is good picture of modern life.
Theoretically, we have Christian
civilization; actually, materalism,
pride. arrogance, cruelty, selfishness
/; nd avarice have kept the incense
burning on their high places. There is
no room even in the circumambient
ether for the smoke of the rival incense
from the affairs of Jehobah and the al
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
CHARLTON.

Joe l.. Piper returned Tuesday from, a.
a few days business trip to st. Paul
MINI. a
Miss Lucille Mecca bless, Of Salt Lake
City, Utah, arrived few days ago for Z.
a visit at the home Of her uncle, Neis
Norman, and with other relatives.
Miss Carrie Ellis. of Humeston, is x
spending a few days in Charlton with 4
hcr brother. j. D. Ellis and family. q.
Rev. Burhl Gilpin, pastor Of the Z
Christian church. went to Osceola :.
Tuesday. where. he delivered lecture
in the evening.
II. c. Wright, Of Kansas City. and
sister. Mrs. H. F, Curie. OF Huneston,
have been guescts this week at the /.
B. Kemp home. ss
Mr.. and Mrs. j. RI. Stevenson. Of.
Hedrick, came Tuesday for a visit In I
Benton township with their daughter,
Mrs. G. E. Rasmus
Mrs. c. w. Davis is ENJOYING visit
from her sister Mrs. c. I'll. Meacam and
baby son, Of Brighton who came Tues. !
day evening.
Mrs Fred Stewart went to Center
VILE, her former home yesterday TO
spend few days with friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
EDDYVILLE.

:
Chas Switzer has returned from
Colorado where he has been working
the past year.
Funeral services for the twin daugh-
tiers Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Chord were
held from the home Thursday afternoon
at 2:3O. Services were conducted by
Rev Day and ihterment made in High
land cemetery.
IS Mr. and Mrs. James Terrell are
spending the week in Obey visiting rel
atives.
Mrs. Geo. Free and little daughter and
Miss Alta Free were Abba passengers
Thursday.
Dr. and Mrs. r. F. Shahan and Mrs.
Sarah Shahan were business callers
in Des Moines Wednesday.
Mrs. Mac Coon Of Abba and Mrs. Ada
Starkey of Ottumwa were recent
guests Of their mother Mrs Ed Bland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wray Torrey Of Av0ca
who have been visiting relatives in
Eddyville went to Des Moines on We'd
nesday to attend the grand chapter Q.
E. S. .
Mrs. David Moran returned Thurs
day from visit with relatives in
Washington and other western states.
Dave Templeton who has been spend
ing the past six months at Haxtum,
Colo, returned to his home in Eddy
vile Thursday.
Mrs. Helen Berry Of Ottumwa was
guest Thursday at the parental Chas.
Kussart home
] Dr. and Mrs ~ s. Bradfield were
business callers in Ottumwa on Thurs
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
In the Religious World
tars of idolatry and self indulgence
God demands that He be God alone.
OVerIoadjno The Preacher
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

God demands that He be God alone
Overlooking The Preacher.
For long time King Joash tried to
have the temple repaired, but without
success. He was slow in finding out
the reason, which was nothing more or
less than that he had followed very
modern fashion of trying to have the
priests do 1t all. He wanted the priests
to provide the money and to do the
work, but that was more than even the
patient preacher could stand. Not I'M
I'll business system was introduced
and burdens distributed, and the lay
workers called in each to do his own
part, was the big job of temple restor-
alton put through.
There are good many objections to
the present popular program of loading
all the work of church on to the
preacher One is sufficient to point
out. 1t does not succeed. There never
was a preacher big enough to carry
whole church; and there never will be-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04

already been engaged, but the hotel
keeper offered him a room which he
could share with negro. The ped
dler agreed, and asked to be awaken
ed early the next morning.
Several jokers overheard the pro-
ceedings. and while the peddler slept
blackened his face.
The next morning. being in a
hurry to catch rtain he made
straight for the station when he was
awakened. While passing mirror
lin the waiting room he stopped sud,
del.ly and exclaimed: Hang II all!
They've called the wrong guy"
."Ii saws here in this scientific ar.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
Paul James Watts.

Paul James Watts died at the OF
tumwa hospital Tuesday. Nov. 2, at
5:45 D. M He was the 16-year old
son of F. NJ. Watts, 234 North Sheri-
dan avenue, and is survived by his
father and four sisters, Mrs. Clara
Parker of Manistee, Mich, Mrs. Kate
Prosser. Miss Emma and Beulah
Watts OF Ottumwa. Also three broth
ers. J. W., and c. e. Watts, bo'h or
Los Angeles and T. ]. Watts OF Ottum-
wa
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day. Nov 4, 1915, from the residence,
conducted by Rev, M. E. Reusch ana
:nterment will be made in the Ottum-
wa cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
Miss Cleudine Reynolds.

Mrs w. r.. Archer. 400 West Second
street received word this morning from
Mrs. Richard Parrish at Denver, Colo.
announcing the death OF Miss Claudine
Reynolds. which occurred Sunday Oct
81 at the Parrish home. Miss Rey nolds
who was eighty-two years of age, made
her home here until few years ago
The body win be brought to this city
for interment in the Ottumwa GENE
terry Funeral arrangements will be
made later
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
Dorothy Warren.

Dorothy Warren, the 11-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. War
rem. died at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs w. j. Warren of Chilli
cothe. Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Of typhoid fever. She is survived by
her parents, one brother, Stanley, and
one sister, Helen, both OF Los Angeles,
Cal.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
residence The Rev Mr.. Berg OF Chill
|licothe will conduct the services and
interment will be made in the Chilli
cothe cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04

1T says here in this scientific ar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
Obituary
Iamea Gallauher.

The funeral Of James Gallagher was
held this morning from ST. Mary's
church at o'clock, services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. F. w. Hoppmann.
lnterment was made in the Calvary
cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
Miss GLADYS Anderson.

Miss Gladys Anderson.
Abba relatives have received word
of the drowning of Miss Gladys Ander-
son in the Sacramento river at Sacra-
mento, Cal, Sunday evening. Miss An
derson was 10 years of age and was
the daughter of the late Ned Anderson,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
10 1 ~ N e e
s t q 4 / e s.

A peddler arrived one evening at
a very small town. and went to the
only hotel there. Every room had
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04
Major Ray p. Eaton.

Word was received from Thomas H..
Eaton of Portland, Me-, who was at
one time cashier of the Iowa National
bank of Ottumwa, and a we'll known
man in this city, that his brother, Ma
ior Ray P. Eaton died at his home in
brunswick shortly after midnight on
the morning of October q, 1915.
Major Ray P. Eaton was frequent
Ottumwa visitor when his brother
Thomas made his home in this city
Major Eaton was prominent politically
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-04

the granddaughter of the late Col.
Daniel Anderson and the niece OF
Judge D. M. Anderson. one of the pre-
siding jurists of the district court here
and of A. l.. Anderson of the Abba
Union. She was born in Abba.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01
COTTON VALUES
FLUNkED BADLY
ON SPECULATION
DOWN NEARLY 100 POINTS FROM
HIGH NOTCH.

Nearly seventy-fve points down
from the high point of few days ago
is the cotton futures market today,
and the end may not be yet, as the
monthly ginners report, showing the
number of bales ginned to a late date
in September, will be issued tomorrow
morning. AS most of the crop has been
gathered during September, the effeo:
of the report tomorrow is expected BIZ
the trade to have bearish effect.
The December option at IL O'Clock
(noon) today was at 12 cents, as
against 11.90 an hour previously. This
was loss of 68 points from the high
est mark for December-12.58 cents,
quite recently.
Heavy receipts during September
will be calculated to influence the bu-
reau report to be issued tomorrow
Fair weather during the month afford.
ed farmers opportunity to gather their
cotton rapidly, and probably three
fourths of the entire crop here has al
ready been picked, ginned and market
ed. This fact wilr be fully evidenced
in the next monthly ginners report, to
be issued October 25th.
The decline of seventy points in the
futures market has been disastrous to
the little bulls" in Americus, and is
every Southern town for that matter
as playing the market on the long side
has been very general recently.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01
COTTON IS STORM HURT
RESULT Of THE RAINS

Farmers in Americus today reporl
damage done open cotton in the fields
by the rain and high winds prevail
ing yesterday. This section of Geor.
gia received the "tail-end" of the gull
storm. While the wind did not attain
dangerous velocity, there was a consid.
erable blow, and this, with the beatine
raias, did much damage to open cot
ton in this section. The fair, warm
weather has resulted in opening prac-
tioally all the cotton bolls, SO that
most of the crop that was not pickee
was exposed to the weather.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The French are
bearing the brunt of the fighting on
the western front. They are hammer
ing the second line of German defense
in the Champagne country in the di
rection of the Grand Pre- railroads and
are at the same time dropping bombs
on the line and stations to prevent the
Germans from bringing up reinforce
ments.
The official statement today says
further that the progress was made by
the French in the Artois region by
use of hand grenades in the German
trenches.
The German counter attack near
Maisons in Champagne has been
checked. The Germans are lombard
ing the French trenches near Soupir.
but the infantry did not attack.
In absence of news from the British
portion of the front, it apparently in.
dicates these forces are consolidatins
the positions recently won. The Brit
ish forces in France are estimated at
round million TT will eoon ha in
creased by another half million men.
The daily lengthening obituary COL
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01
TWO WHITE MEN
ARE ASSAULTED
BY TWO BLACKS
SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE In
GREENE COUNTY LATE YESTER.
DAY AFTERNOON.

GREENSBORO, Ga, Oct. Emmett
Dawson had his throat severely cu
and G. J. Dawson received serious
wound over the eye from rock, when
assaulted late Thursday afternoon by
two negroes in their store at Wood
vile, Ca, about seven miles from
Greensboro.
The names of the two negroes arc
unknown, but work on the farm OF
Mrs. Pope McWhorter. They have not
been apprehended, but large posse
of prominent citizens are searching
the countryside for the two negroes.
The alteration is thought to be the
result of insulting remarks by the ne
groes to c. J. Dawson over the sale
of cotton seed. When the fight began
Emmett Dawson came to the rescue OF
his brother; from behind he was
slashed with knife by one of the
negroes.
During the night, while searching
for the blacks, the party of white Cit
liens came upon congregation of ne
groes in a small room armed with
shotguns and cut shells. The gather
ing was dispersed and the arms taken
from them. The party also found two
negro men carrying guns who coul !
give satisfactory account of them
selves, and their guns were confs-
Gated. The searching party found a
brother of the McWhorter negro, and
he was treated severely at the hands
of the posse in an effort to secure
some intimation as to the whereabouts
of the negro brothers. The negro
was possible saved from serious trou-
Bile by the arrival of Sheriff E. c.
Hixon, of Greene county
The Dawson brothers are promi-
nent young business men, and the sons
of Chairman R. E. Dawson, of the state
prison commission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01
DIR. SOULE HONORED
BY WORLD CONGRESS-

ATHENS, Ca, Oct. 1.-President
Andrew M. Soule of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture has been hon
ored by the Pan American Scientific
Congress of Agriculture which will
hold its Second Annual session ar
washington, D. c., Dec. 27, by being
give a prominent place on the pro-
cram for paper touching agriculture.
The association will have leading
scientists from all American countries
on it's program.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01
BITING, BL|sTER|NG,
BLASTING CHARGE
FROM REV. MOORE
(BY A SPECIAL wRITER.)

The most biting blistering blast
ing condemnation of sin one ever
heard, will almost describe Arthu,
Moore's sermon of Thursday evening
Caught himself by the great impress
sion made by his sermon of the prev.
ious evening he pursuer the some
theme and chose the same text, Rom
ans 6-23, "The Wages of Sin is
DEATH" Although the church was
again crowded, once more oyerfiowing
into the upper gallery, there was ST.
lence in all the house, and it was un.
broken until the close of the sermon
when the invitation was given for PEN
itents to make their way to the in
quiry room.
oMore's trumpet gives no uncertain
sound on the sin question. He is set
against sin of all forms, wherever il
may be found. He is as bitter against
the sins of high society as he is those
of the outcast and affirms that they
all make inevitable the one result
death. He says no soul can have
peace while in sin. He exclaimed last
night: Peace, while the soul is in
anarchy! Peace while the heart is in
rebellion! Peace when God is defied!
No, sir; there can be no peace unit.
there is cessation of hostilities to-
ward God, until occasion for war be-
tween the soul and God is put away"
At the finish of this remarkable plea
for righteousness, a plea that brought
forth all the reserve power of the
preacher, he once more invited the
people who were anxious to get away
from sin to make their way to the
inquiry room. Immediately they be.
gan to move-men, women, children
until % or more passed down the
aisles into the place of decision, to
deal not with Arthur Moore, but with
God.
The music of the revival continues
a feature and Mr. Tillman certainly
carries his half of the work. The con-
gregation has so caught the songs nov
that they are able to sing them in al
most any manner Mr.. Tillman desires
He is certainly a master of choir and
congregation, and knows how to get
them singing so as to render the best
possible effect.
He sang a very tender solo last
night: at it You?"
Tonight's service will have special
seats reserved for the railroad men o.
the city and their families.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01
2
BANK OFFICIALS ARE
INDICTED FOR PERJURY

y WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct l. =
+ Charles c. Glover, president of =
= the Riggs National Bank; Will =
= liam J. Flather, vice president; =
= H. H. Flather, cashier, were in =
= dicted on four charges of perjury Z
\ in connection with the recent =
= suit against Secretary of the \
= Treasury W.. G. McAdoo and =
= Lomptroller of the Currency J. =
= SHELTON Williams. 1t is charg- =
= ed that they made false affdavits =
= that the bank did not have stock =
= transaction with a defunct brok- =
= erage firm, Lewis oJhnson & Co. =
\ \ n y 4 4 4 4 y 4 4 \ 4 y \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 1.-(By
Courier to Baton Rogue.) .)--Nineteer
are known to be dead, probably 200 in
jured, and the property damage is es
timated at several million dollars, is
the toll of the storm Wednesday which
hit the coast along the Gulf of Mex
ice.
Ten of the known dead are whites.
Three negoes perished at Algiers, La
six in New Orleans and the suburbs.
1t is probable that the property loss
will be heavy, and that there are many
casualties in southern Louisiana, as
far west as Morgan City, and espec.
lily at Houma.
The rumors tonight indicated a
heavy loss. The railroad men from
Morgan City report heavy properti
loss, but no loss of life there. The full
force of the hurricane apparently
struck Houma, city with a population.
of 5000. The latest news from Houma
Wednesday said that many refugees
were there from points on the Gulf.
The St. Bernard parish is flooded by
the tidal wave of two to eight feet in
height on the lower end Couriers re
ported that the crops are almost total
ly destroyed in the storm district.
Fears for residents along the Mis-
sissippi river in the south are enter
tanned. The last word was a wireless
from the steamer Creole saying that
water was overfiowing the levees and
MANY houses were washed away.
The clearing of the streets of debris
has begun. The city is expected to be
nermal tomorrow.
The Mayor of New Orleans in a
statement said that no outside aid
was needed.
Eleven small vessels were sunk and
six steamers damaged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01
CHOIR PRACTICE AND PRAYER
TONIGHT At CALVARY

Evening prayer will be said tonight
(Friday) at 1880 o'clock in Calvary
church. After the service the choir
will rehearse the music for next Sun
day.
Next Sunday is Rally Day for the
Sunday school and congregation, ane
every effort will be made to make ths
music attractive for the services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01
= RESERVE BOARD SAYS
= IMPROVED CONDITIONS

\ WASHINGTON, D. c., oct. L. I
= The Federal Reserve Agents re- 1
= port that improved business con- 4
= ditions cover practically every I
= section, says the Reserve Board. 4
4 4 \ \ 4 \ 4 n \ y \ y y y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01

Americus warehouses up to this
date, October list, have received a to-
tai of 1885 bales cotton, which COM
pares very favorably with receipts of
September cotton for the past five
years, as taken from the files of tho
Times Recorder. Receipts to date are
Just 400 bales in excess of receipts 70
October 1st last year, when the CROP
outturn was very much larger, al
though conditions generally were less
favorable, because of the war and the
exceedingly low price of cotton.
The favorable receipts this season
can be attributed more to the rapid
marketing of the crop than to volume.
as it is fact well known that the cot
ton crop this season is the poorest
here in many years.
The marketing of cotton here to
October 1st, during the past six years
is as follows:
October l, 1910: 1928 bales.
October 1, 1911: 22,695 bales. with
good middling grades worth 3-4
cents on that date.
October /, 1912: $3.50 bales, with
good middling grades worth IL cents
on that date.
October 1, 1913: 12,015 bales, with
good middling grades worth 13 IL
cents on that date.
October l, 1914: 1926 bales. with
good middling worth 1-2 to 6 3-s
cents on that date. Little demand for
cotton at any price.)
October /, 1915: 1885 bales, with
good middling grades worth IL 1-2 to
IL "a cents.
1t will be seen that receipts this
year and those Of last season are al
most the same, an excess of Just 400
bales, yet there was a bumper crop
made last year; far in excess of this
years crop by 40 per cent, as evil
denced by the fact that here in Amer.
icus alone 1000 bales were carried
over from last season, and have been
largely sold recently.
The warehouse receipts as above
enumerated is practically all Sumter
county cotton and does not include
the warehouse receipts at Leslie, De-
Soto, Plains and Andersonville. all
Sumter county towns and good cot
ton markets. About one half the cot
ton produced in Sumter county is mar
keted in Americus, while the other
is carried to other local NAL
kets more convenient and accessible.
Of the 1885 bales wagon cotton
marketed in Americas to this data,
probably $4,000 bales, or perhaps even
more, have already been sold. In this
total of receipts there were probably
5000 bales last years cotton. The two
crops could not be kept separated, and
all bales brought in have been counted
with the 1916 bales, hence the unex-
pectedly large receipts here to date.
Actual receipts of new cotton, o.
the 1915 crop, are nearer 10000 bales
than 1885, which, If true, would in
dicate loss of S,125 bales to this dat,
rejecting the very short crop o. this
season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01

unns of the London newspapers indi-
Gates the toll paid for the recent sue
cesses of the Allies.
There is no notable change on the
eastern front.
Bulgaria has not replied to the sug
gestion of Greece that she demoh
iliZe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-01
Germans Claim Advance.

BERLIN, Oct. 1.-The war office ar
nounces German progress north OF
Loos, and that French attacks in
Champagne, near Souchez and Neu
vile have failed. The British attacks
have stopped.